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SOC101 Introduction to Sociology

Chapter 3 Exam

Question 1The National Election Study on Americans’ political participation, policy, and political views is an example of a type of a(n)__________.

Question 2Cross-sectional data is collected __________.

Question 3You want to understand how American views on violence in the media differ from the views of Germans. To complete your comparison of these two populations, what type of research should you conduct?

Question 4Qualitative research relies on __________.

Question 5Good research questions are both feasible and __________.

Question 6Which of the following statements about a code of ethics and sociological research is true?

Question 7When research questions center on patterns of behavior among large groups, what research method is usually best?

Question 8When is longitudinal data desirable?

Question 9Which of the following potential projects studying convenience stores could be said to be utilizing a qualitative research method?

Question 10What type of research method is good at generating data about an entire population?

Question 11Sociologists decide what to research and what questions to ask once they are familiar with __________.

Question 12Why is studying motivation difficult?

Question 13Kordell is interested in distributing questionnaires to college freshmen regarding their study habits. He has targeted several colleges where he wants to carry out the research. What must Kordell do first?

Question 14The textbook authors suggest that in the real world researchers __________ deviate from the traditional order of the scientific method.

Question 15Researchers who use both qualitative and quantitative evidence are engaging in __________.