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SOC 3900 Quantitative Research Exam 1
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Using the General Social Survey, a researcher finds that of all the religious groups in the United
States, Catholics are the largest group, but combined Protestant denominations outnumber
Catholics. This is an example of what kind of research? - Answer✔Descriptive
Deductive research begins with which element? - Answer✔Social theory
A researcher conducts a survey of students randomly selected from Introduction to Psychology
classes at State University. The researcher then attempts to generalize these findings to all
college students. In this example, the target population is: - Answer✔All college students
Reliability refers to which of the following? - Answer✔That a measure yields consistent scores
Which of the following is a way to ensure and protect a subject's privacy and confidentiality
after a research study? - Answer✔a. All of the above
b. A and B
c. Creating special identifying codes
d. Locking up records
e. Use pseudonyms when writing up research
(A) All of the above
If anything other than chance determines which elements are selected for the sample, then the
sample is said to have: - Answer✔Bias
Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the ratio level of measurement?
- Answer✔Annual income in dollars
The entities being studied, whose behavior is to be understood are known as the ___________?
- Answer✔Units of analysis
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Which of the following is not a current ethical standard concerning the treatment of human
subjects? - Answer✔Subjects should be compensated for their time and effort.
A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a(n): -
Answer✔Sample
Megan considered the median income and median value of homes in different cities to
measure the economic inequality of the city. What is the unit of analysis in her study? -
Answer✔City
The everyday error that involves unjustifiably concluding that what is true for some cases is
true for all cases is called: - Answer✔Overgeneralization
________ must occur if deception is used in an experiment. - Answer✔Debriefing
When conducting a survey, researchers may often create two versions of the questionnaire.
They may vary the order of the questions or slight wording of the questions. They then divide
the sample into two equal subsamples and administer each version. When surveys are
collected, the answers on the two different questionnaires are compared to determine: -
Answer✔Construct validity
The most common units of analysis in sociological and psychological studies are? -
Answer✔Individuals
Age, gender, authoritarianism, depression, and safety are all examples of: - Answer✔Concepts
Which of the following must be considered when obtaining informed consent from a
participant? - Answer✔a. Consent form should be sufficiently long and detailed to explain what
will actually happen in the research.
b. Consent form must be clear and understandable.
c. Researchers must be aware of vulnerable populations.
d. Some participants cannot truly give consent.
e. All of the above
(E) all of the above
A measurement showing that measures of a phenomenon at two points in time are highly
correlated, if the phenomenon has not changed or has only as much as the phenomenon itself
is called _____________? - Answer✔Test-retest reliability
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SOC 3900 Quantitative Research Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
Using the General Social Survey, a researcher finds that of all the religious groups in the United
States, Catholics are the largest group, but combined Protestant denominations outnumber
Catholics. This is an example of what kind of research? - Answer✔Descriptive
Deductive research begins with which element? - Answer✔Social theory
A researcher conducts a survey of students randomly selected from Introduction to Psychology
classes at State University. The researcher then attempts to generalize these findings to all
college students. In this example, the target population is: - Answer✔All college students
Reliability refers to which of the following? - Answer✔That a measure yields consistent scores
Which of the following is a way to ensure and protect a subject's privacy and confidentiality
after a research study? - Answer✔a. All of the above
b. A and B
c. Creating special identifying codes
d. Locking up records
e. Use pseudonyms when writing up research
(A) All of the above
If anything other than chance determines which elements are selected for the sample, then the
sample is said to have: - Answer✔Bias
Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the ratio level of measurement?
- Answer✔Annual income in dollars
The entities being studied, whose behavior is to be understood are known as the ___________?
- Answer✔Units of analysis
1|Page
, ©THEBRIGHT 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1/29/2025.
Which of the following is not a current ethical standard concerning the treatment of human
subjects? - Answer✔Subjects should be compensated for their time and effort.
A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a(n): -
Answer✔Sample
Megan considered the median income and median value of homes in different cities to
measure the economic inequality of the city. What is the unit of analysis in her study? -
Answer✔City
The everyday error that involves unjustifiably concluding that what is true for some cases is
true for all cases is called: - Answer✔Overgeneralization
________ must occur if deception is used in an experiment. - Answer✔Debriefing
When conducting a survey, researchers may often create two versions of the questionnaire.
They may vary the order of the questions or slight wording of the questions. They then divide
the sample into two equal subsamples and administer each version. When surveys are
collected, the answers on the two different questionnaires are compared to determine: -
Answer✔Construct validity
The most common units of analysis in sociological and psychological studies are? -
Answer✔Individuals
Age, gender, authoritarianism, depression, and safety are all examples of: - Answer✔Concepts
Which of the following must be considered when obtaining informed consent from a
participant? - Answer✔a. Consent form should be sufficiently long and detailed to explain what
will actually happen in the research.
b. Consent form must be clear and understandable.
c. Researchers must be aware of vulnerable populations.
d. Some participants cannot truly give consent.
e. All of the above
(E) all of the above
A measurement showing that measures of a phenomenon at two points in time are highly
correlated, if the phenomenon has not changed or has only as much as the phenomenon itself
is called _____________? - Answer✔Test-retest reliability
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