POLS 206 TAMU UPDATED EOC QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the role of an Outside Observer? - ✔✔The researcher observes people and
records behavior without actively participating.
✔✔What is the role of a Participant Observer? - ✔✔The researcher actively participates
in the group or setting being studied.
✔✔What are the three types of information we can gather from a survey? -
✔✔Descriptive Information, Behavioral Information, Preference Information
✔✔What is Descriptive Information in surveys? - ✔✔Demographic information such as
age, income, education, gender, or ethnicity.
✔✔What is Behavioral Information in surveys? - ✔✔Information about what people do,
such as voting, studying, working, or media use.
✔✔What is Preference Information in surveys? - ✔✔People's opinions, attitudes, or
beliefs about issues or policies.
✔✔What are the advantages of conducting an in-person survey? - ✔✔High response
rate, interviewer can explain confusing questions, allows follow-up questions, useful for
hard-to-reach populations, more complete questionnaires.
✔✔What are the disadvantages of conducting an in-person survey? - ✔✔Expensive,
time-consuming, interviewer bias may occur, can be dangerous for interviewers,
respondents may feel uncomfortable.
✔✔What are the ethical responsibilities of researchers in social science? - ✔✔Protect
participants from harm, obtain informed consent, maintain privacy, avoid deception,
treat participants fairly, get IRB approval.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the role of an Outside Observer? - ✔✔The researcher observes people and
records behavior without actively participating.
✔✔What is the role of a Participant Observer? - ✔✔The researcher actively participates
in the group or setting being studied.
✔✔What are the three types of information we can gather from a survey? -
✔✔Descriptive Information, Behavioral Information, Preference Information
✔✔What is Descriptive Information in surveys? - ✔✔Demographic information such as
age, income, education, gender, or ethnicity.
✔✔What is Behavioral Information in surveys? - ✔✔Information about what people do,
such as voting, studying, working, or media use.
✔✔What is Preference Information in surveys? - ✔✔People's opinions, attitudes, or
beliefs about issues or policies.
✔✔What are the advantages of conducting an in-person survey? - ✔✔High response
rate, interviewer can explain confusing questions, allows follow-up questions, useful for
hard-to-reach populations, more complete questionnaires.
✔✔What are the disadvantages of conducting an in-person survey? - ✔✔Expensive,
time-consuming, interviewer bias may occur, can be dangerous for interviewers,
respondents may feel uncomfortable.
✔✔What are the ethical responsibilities of researchers in social science? - ✔✔Protect
participants from harm, obtain informed consent, maintain privacy, avoid deception,
treat participants fairly, get IRB approval.
