Experience Sociology 4th Edition Croteau Test Bank 2024

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,Experience jSociology, j4e j(Croteau)
Chapter j2 Understanding jthe jResearch jProcess

1) Studies jthat jdescribe jand jhelp jus jbetter junderstand jsome jaspects jof jsociety jare jexamples jof
A) applied jresearch.
B) basic jresearch.
C) public jsociology.
D) experiments.

Answer: j j B
Difficulty: j1 jEasy Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Remember
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

2) Researchers jwho jmake jtheir jfindings jknown jto jnonacademic jaudiences jare jengaging jin
A) the jpeer-review jprocess.
B) public jsociology.
C) applied jresearch.
D) basic jresearch.

Answer: j j B
Difficulty: j1 jEasy Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Remember
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

3) Studies jthat jaim jto junderstand jand jwork jtoward jsolving jsocial jproblems jare jreferred jto jas
A) basic jresearch.
B) public jsociology.
C) applied jresearch.
D) field jresearch.

Answer: j j C
Difficulty: j1 jEasy Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Remember
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation




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,4) Minoosh jcreated ja jstudy jto jmeasure jhow jdifferent jafter-school jprograms jaffected jstudents'
jgrades. jShe jwill juse jher jfindings jto jhelp jschools jallocate jfunding jinto jafter-school jprograms.
jHer jstudy jis jan jexample jof
A) basic jresearch.
B) applied jresearch.
C) public jsociology.
D) research jmethods.

Answer: j j B
Difficulty: j2 jMedium Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Apply
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

5) Manuel jinterviewed jnew jparents jto jlearn jhow jgender, jboth jthe jparents' jand jthe jbabies',
jshapes jthe jinteractions jparents jhave jwith jtheir jbabies. jHe jis jconducting
A) basic jresearch.
B) applied jresearch.
C) public jsociology.
D) research jmethods.

Answer: j j A
Difficulty: j2 jMedium Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Apply
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

6) Reina jinterviewed jyoung jgirls jabout jtheir jperceptions jof jmedia jimages jof jwomen jin jorder
jto junderstand jhow jthose jimages jinfluenced jthe jgirls' jself-esteem. jShe jis jconducting
A) applied jresearch.
B) public jsociology.
C) research jmethods.
D) basic jresearch.

Answer: j j D
Difficulty: j2 jMedium Page jRef: j29
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Differentiate jsocial jscience jresearch jfrom jeveryday
jreasoning. jBloom's: j Apply
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation




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, 7) Evidence jthat jis jbased jin jnumbers jis jknown jas j data.
A) computer-based
B) survey
C) quantitative
D) qualitative

Answer: j j C
Difficulty: j1 jEasy Page jRef: j31
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Describe jthe jfour jkey jelements jof jsociological jresearch.
jBloom's: j Remember
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

8) Evidence jthat jis jnon-numerical, jsuch jas jinformation jgathered jfrom jinterviews jor jobservation,
jis jknown jas j data.
A) survey
B) content
C) quantitative
D) qualitative

Answer: j j D
Difficulty: j1 jEasy Page jRef: j31
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Describe jthe jfour jkey jelements jof jsociological jresearch.
jBloom's: j Remember
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation

9) Bryan jcollected jhomicide jand jsuicide jstatistics jfrom jdifferent jcities jso jhe jcould jexamine
jthe jrelationship jbetween jthese jtwo jcauses jof jdeath. jWhat jkind jof jdata jis jhe jusing?
A) quantitative
B) qualitative
C) survey
D) correlation

Answer: j j A
Difficulty: j2 jMedium Page jRef: j31
jTopic: j Sociological jresearch
Learning jObjective: j Describe jthe jfour jkey jelements jof jsociological jresearch.
jBloom's: j Apply
Accessibility: j j Keyboard jNavigation




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