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which of the following is a sign of the presence or absence of the concept that
one is studying?
a. indirect observable
b. concept
c. direct observable
d. indicator ANSW ✔✔ d. indicator
Professor Smith gave an exam Monday. Wednesday, he gave the same class
the same exam. He was clearly interested in?
a. reliability
b. precision
c. conceptualization
d. validity ANSW ✔✔ a. reliability
The specification of concepts in scientific inquiry depends on: ANSW ✔✔
nominal and operational definition
progression of measurement steps in a fully structured scientific theory. Whats
the order that it goes in. ANSW ✔✔ Conceptualization, nominal definition,
operational definition, and measurement in the real world
most social scientists would not accept the conceptualization of prejudice as
foot size because such a measure lacks:
a. reliability
b. accuracy
,c. validity
d. precision ANSW ✔✔ validity
hudson et al developed a series of questions, to examine sexual attitudes
(SAS). The SAS scores of religious fundamentalists- a group believed to be
conservative regarding a sexual expression- were compared with the scores of
social work graduate students- a group believed to be liberal regarding sexual
expression. The researchers were examining the instrument's:
a. content validity
b. criterion-related validity
c. split half validity
d. construct validity ANSW ✔✔ b. criterion-related validity
A measurement of personality that produces observable, correct results, but
that are not consistent would be considered:
a. valid, but not reliable
b. valid and reliable
c. not valid, but reliable
d. neither valid nor reliable ANSW ✔✔ valid, but not reliable
a nominal definition:
a. is a statement detailing what we will be involved in measuring some entity
b. is a statement that allows us to observe some entity
c. is a statement that assigns a definition to a concept
d. is a statement of the essential nature of some entity ANSW ✔✔ c. is a
statement that assigns a definition to a concept
, a survey question asking voters which political party they are affiliated with
(democrat, Republican, Independent) is:
a. exhaustive
b. mutually exclusive
c. both exhaustive and mutually exclusive
d. neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive ANSW ✔✔ b. mutually exclusive
Professor Salton created the categories of less than 20 hours, 20 hours to 40
hours, 40 hours to 60 hours, and 60 hours or more for the variable "number of
hours employed outside the home." The attributes in Salton's scheme
represents:
a. mutually exclusive measure
b. exhaustive measure
c. both exhaustive and mutually exclusive
d. neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive ANSW ✔✔ b. exhaustive
measure
which of the following is a nominal variable?
a. employment status
b. one needs to know the attributes to determine the level of measurement
c. age
d. occupational prestige ANSW ✔✔ b. one needs to know the attributes to
determine the level of measurement
a measure of religiosity that is consistent, but targets the respondent's political
affiliation could be considered:
a. valid, but not reliable
b. valid and reliable
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which of the following is a sign of the presence or absence of the concept that
one is studying?
a. indirect observable
b. concept
c. direct observable
d. indicator ANSW ✔✔ d. indicator
Professor Smith gave an exam Monday. Wednesday, he gave the same class
the same exam. He was clearly interested in?
a. reliability
b. precision
c. conceptualization
d. validity ANSW ✔✔ a. reliability
The specification of concepts in scientific inquiry depends on: ANSW ✔✔
nominal and operational definition
progression of measurement steps in a fully structured scientific theory. Whats
the order that it goes in. ANSW ✔✔ Conceptualization, nominal definition,
operational definition, and measurement in the real world
most social scientists would not accept the conceptualization of prejudice as
foot size because such a measure lacks:
a. reliability
b. accuracy
,c. validity
d. precision ANSW ✔✔ validity
hudson et al developed a series of questions, to examine sexual attitudes
(SAS). The SAS scores of religious fundamentalists- a group believed to be
conservative regarding a sexual expression- were compared with the scores of
social work graduate students- a group believed to be liberal regarding sexual
expression. The researchers were examining the instrument's:
a. content validity
b. criterion-related validity
c. split half validity
d. construct validity ANSW ✔✔ b. criterion-related validity
A measurement of personality that produces observable, correct results, but
that are not consistent would be considered:
a. valid, but not reliable
b. valid and reliable
c. not valid, but reliable
d. neither valid nor reliable ANSW ✔✔ valid, but not reliable
a nominal definition:
a. is a statement detailing what we will be involved in measuring some entity
b. is a statement that allows us to observe some entity
c. is a statement that assigns a definition to a concept
d. is a statement of the essential nature of some entity ANSW ✔✔ c. is a
statement that assigns a definition to a concept
, a survey question asking voters which political party they are affiliated with
(democrat, Republican, Independent) is:
a. exhaustive
b. mutually exclusive
c. both exhaustive and mutually exclusive
d. neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive ANSW ✔✔ b. mutually exclusive
Professor Salton created the categories of less than 20 hours, 20 hours to 40
hours, 40 hours to 60 hours, and 60 hours or more for the variable "number of
hours employed outside the home." The attributes in Salton's scheme
represents:
a. mutually exclusive measure
b. exhaustive measure
c. both exhaustive and mutually exclusive
d. neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive ANSW ✔✔ b. exhaustive
measure
which of the following is a nominal variable?
a. employment status
b. one needs to know the attributes to determine the level of measurement
c. age
d. occupational prestige ANSW ✔✔ b. one needs to know the attributes to
determine the level of measurement
a measure of religiosity that is consistent, but targets the respondent's political
affiliation could be considered:
a. valid, but not reliable
b. valid and reliable
