26 Jan What is a survey instrument?

Exam 3

Question 1

The scientific basis that allows researchers to use samples to predict conditions within a larger population is called the:

Question 2

A(n) __________ is a research method that measures how much, if any, an independent variable causes a change to the dependent variable.

Question 3

What refers to the difference between the results the researcher gets from the sample and the results the researcher might have gotten had he or she actually polled the entire population?

Question 4

What refers to any process that systematically increases or decreases the chances that certain members of a population will be selected into the sample?

Question 5

If we want to study participants in a particular drug treatment program, we ask the program administrators for a list of all past and present participants. Using this list, we can select a subset of these participants for our sample.What is this list an example of?

Question 6

A researcher draws names out of a hat to see which police officers in a particular precinct will be interviewed for a study on workplace satisfaction. This probability sampling technique is best defined as

Question 7

_____________ typically occurs when the members of a population are more accessible in natural groups, such as churches, schools, or organizations

Question 8

What sampling technique would a researcher use if they suspect gender is an important factor to their research, so he or she wants to be sure the sample contains an equal number of males and females?

Question 9

What type of sampling technique does a researcher use a structured process to randomly select cases into a sample? For example, every 10th case

Question 10

The group that is exposed to the treatment or stimulus believed to cause a change in the dependent variable is known as the;

Question 11

_______ is the independent variable that the researcher alleges will be the cause of a change in the dependent variable

Question 12

What type of experimental design model is sometimes referred to as the classic experimental design model because it includes an experimental group, a control group, a treatment, a pretest, and a posttest?

Question 13

An experiment applies a treatment to a single experimental group and measures the dependent variable both before and after the application of this treatment. What type of experimental design is being used?

Question 14

What type of experimental design includes the basic elements of the experimental design model plus a control group, but does not include a pretest?

Question 15

An experiment has two experimental groups and two control groups; a treatment or stimulus that is applied only to the experimental groups; pretests that measure the dependent variable prior to the treatment for one of the experimental groups and one of the control groups; and posttests that measure the dependent variable after exposure to the treatment for all groups. What type of experimental design is being used

Question 16

Which type of experimental design only has the basic elements of the experimental design model?

Question 17

Using a ________, the researcher measures the dependent variable after the treatment has been administered.

Question 18

__________ refers to the ability of an experimental design to document the causal relationship between an independent variable and dependent variable.

Question 19

External validity is related to which of the following research methods concepts?

Question 20

_______ refers to when a threat to the internal validity of an experiment occurs naturally within the research subjects themselves.

Question 21

_____ occurs when research subjects have an awareness that they are being measured, which causes a change in their behavior

Question 22

_____ is a threat to internal validity that occurs when, for whatever reason, research subjects become unavailable to the researcher during an experiment.

Question 23

_____ is a threat to internal validity that occurs when external events unrelated to the experiment affect research subjects.

Question 24

______ is a threat to internal validity that occurs when research subjects are exposed to a pretest prior to the treatment that can change the outcome of the posttest.

Question 25

_____ occurs when there may be an initial treatment effect, but the effect diminishes over time, indicating that the independent variable has no long-term effect.

Question 26

_______ occurs when there is a failure to ensure that the subjects assigned to the experimental and control groups are more or less equivalent with respect to the variables that might influence the dependent variable.

Question 27

Which survey format is of low cost, can provide wide coverage of the population, allows research subjects anonymity, and reduces the potential for interviewer bias?

Question 28

A survey researcher wants the maximum response rate but might need to provide the respondents with visual images to explain questions. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Question 29

A survey researcher wants to reach respondents from different nations and to provide respondents surveys written in the language with which they are most comfortable. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Question 30

_________________ are questions that lead a respondent to answer in a certain way.

Question 31

The survey question, “Are the officers that work for the SO generally courteous?” is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Question 32

________ are two questions in one

Question 33

The survey question, “Do you think the government should spend more money on the military to avoid a catastrophic invasion of the country?” is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Question 34

The survey question, “Experts suggest that children who experience child abuse are more likely to abuse their partners as adults. Do you believe this?” is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Question 35

_______ response sets allow respondents to write their own responses to questions, but in a less structured way.

Question 36

_______ response sets allow the respondent to enter specific information into a blank space or box.

Question 37

_______ response sets can be used to specify a standard set of responses from which the respondent must choose.

Question 38

___________ are used to measure the respondents’ attentiveness while responding to the statements.

Question 39

__________ is a scientific technique that allows a researcher to learn something about a population by studying a few members of that population.

Question 40

What sampling technique refers to when the sample consists of individuals who are readily available to the researcher?

Question 41

What sampling technique refers to when the sample consists of individuals who are referred to the researcher individually by previous research subjects?

Question 42

A _____________ is the entire set of individuals or groups that is relevant to a research project.

Question 43

Probability sampling techniques rely on random selection and allow researchers to predict what is happening in the larger population from which the sample came.

Question 44

Survey research methods are data collection procedures or processes that involve the use of a survey or interview instrument wherein individuals or groups are asked to respond to questions and/or statements

Question 45

A researcher contacts every police department in the United States and asks them what color of uniforms their officers wear. What is the researcher doing in this case?

Question 46

Which of the following statements about survey length is most accurate?

Question 47

Which of the following statements about survey research is accurate?

Question 48

What is a survey instrument?

Question 49

The purpose of pretesting a survey instrument is to;

Question 50

What can be said about the following statement: Results from a non-probability sample can be inferred to the larger population from which the sample was obtained.