Multiple Choice Questions

Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers' body images. He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research method?
  • Field Search
  • Googling Their Name
  • Immediate Id
  • Field Identification
The term value neutrality is defined by the text as?
  • How likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced*
  • Without bias/judgement during the course of a study and in publishing results
  • The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account.*
  • It leads to in-depth knowledge of a participant's social world*
Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Sociological Association's code of ethics?
  • Gathering data from government studies*
  • The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account.*
  • Receiving corroboration from the field*
  • To ensure the financial gain of the research*
Miguel is doing a research paper on NYCs Stone wall riots ofHe visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ________________.
  • Field Search
  • Reliability
  • Case Study*
  • Secondary Data*
Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?
  • The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account.*
  • Receiving corroboration from the field*
  • Gathering data from government studies*
  • To ensure the financial gain of the research*
Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American Publics perception of World War II. This is an example of __________________.
  • Independent Variable*
  • Reliability
  • Secondary Data*
  • Case Study*
Which of the following is an example of non-reactive research?
  • Gathering data from government studies*
  • Receiving corroboration from the field*
  • The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account.*
  • To ensure the financial gain of the research*
Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, and found the same results. Kevin's study had a high level of _______________.
  • Validity
  • Correlation
  • Reliability
  • Performance
Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice and group B water. Vitamin C is the ____________.
  • Independent Variable*
  • Field Search
  • Case Study*
  • Secondary Data*
In Sociology the word normative means what?
  • Receiving corroboration from the field*
  • Gathering data from government studies*
  • Dominant ideological way of thinking
  • How likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced*
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