Chapter 2 Quizzes

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. Which of the following best describes the purpose of a literature review?

Explain the methodology of a study correct incorrect

Provide an overview of relevant past research correct incorrect

Discuss key ethical issues relevant to a research study correct incorrect

State the conclusions of a research study correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best describes the computational social sciences?

Machine learning used in order to analyze data sets otherwise too large or complex to study correct incorrect

Any of the quantitative methods discussed in your textbook correct incorrect

Economics, experimental psychology, and statistics correct incorrect

The international network of researchers sharing data sets to an unprecedented scale correct incorrect

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. The extent to which research can be replicated is called ________; whereas, the extent to which the research is accurate is called ________. Which of the following best completes this statement?

validity; triangulation correct incorrect

triangulation; reliability correct incorrect

reliability; validity correct incorrect

validity; reliability correct incorrect

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. Quantitative analysis:

Is the most effective research method given contemporary advances in technology correct incorrect

Can describe social patterns but the results cannot be analysed theoretically correct incorrect

Can reveal social patterns which might not be otherwise observable correct incorrect

Is based on describing the social world in rich detail, beyond maths and graphs correct incorrect

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. The use of a sample works best when a researcher:

Is able to obtain a representative sample of the larger population correct incorrect

Is limited in terms of time available to conduct research correct incorrect

Is personally familiar with the people participating in the research correct incorrect

Generates a completely random sample, to avoid bias correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to analyses conducted in accordance with particular social positions?

Triangulation correct incorrect

Statistics correct incorrect

Grounded theory correct incorrect

Standpoint theory correct incorrect

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. Field research has high validity because:

It develops a rapport between the researcher and their community correct incorrect

It requires multiple attempts at replication before results are published correct incorrect

It observes people in their everyday, real environments correct incorrect

The researcher undergoes resocialization during their research correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of interview design allows a researcher to probe for unexpected avenues of discussion?

Structured interview correct incorrect

Survey questionnaire correct incorrect

Semi-structured interview correct incorrect

In-depth, unstructured interview correct incorrect

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. Karl wants to better inform Canadian health policies by conducting research on marijuana consumption levels across each Canadian province and territory. Which of the following methods should Karl use to best achieve this research goal?

Interviews correct incorrect

Survey correct incorrect

Ethnography correct incorrect

Content analysis correct incorrect

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. Mark has been conducting in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated Canadians about their lived experience with reintegration. Mark analyzes the data he has collected and concludes that no new insights will be generated from further interviews and analysis. Which of the following best describes the point that Mark is at with his research study?

Epistemology correct incorrect

Saturation correct incorrect

Triangulation correct incorrect

Induction correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the key strength of mixed method research designs?

Validity correct incorrect

Saturation correct incorrect

Triangulation correct incorrect

Thick description correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of research design involves a researcher observing a group or community in its "natural habitat"?

Researcher-administered questionnaire correct incorrect

Participant observation correct incorrect

Unstructured interviews correct incorrect

Thick descriptions correct incorrect

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. Which of the following methodological tools did Karl Marx develop in order to document the extent of worker exploitation?

Exploitation scale correct incorrect

"A Worker's Inquiry" correct incorrect

Labour survey correct incorrect

Census correct incorrect

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. Which of the following features is central to methodologies in the conflict theory tradition?

Objectivity correct incorrect

Statistics correct incorrect

Deduction correct incorrect

Critical reflection correct incorrect

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. Which of the following methodological tools was developed by Canadian sociologist Dorothy E. Smith?

Institutional ethnography correct incorrect

Thick descriptions correct incorrect

Grounded theory correct incorrect

Participatory action methods correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of research designs is most likely to be used by a structural functionalist?

Thick descriptions correct incorrect

Grounded theory correct incorrect

Quantitative methods correct incorrect

Qualitative methods correct incorrect

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. Ethnomethodology focuses on which of the following?

How people are controlled by social forces they aren't aware of correct incorrect

Marginalized communities, as they have been under-studied correct incorrect

How the researcher themselves already has knowledge of what is being studied correct incorrect

How people provide their own explanations of their everyday lives correct incorrect

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. Which of the following theoretical approaches focuses on developing methodologies that uncover gender inequalities?

Conflict theory correct incorrect

Feminism correct incorrect

Structural Functionalism correct incorrect

Symbolic Interactionism correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of methods did Alice Goffman (2014) use to investigate the impact of mass incarceration on low-income African-American communities in Chicago?

Ethnography correct incorrect

Self-administered questionnaire correct incorrect

Researcher-administered questionnaire correct incorrect

Secondary data analysis correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the most common style of data collection in survey research?

Structured interviews correct incorrect

Questionnaires correct incorrect

Ethnography correct incorrect

Participant observation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following terms refers to a participatory research approach that takes advantage of digital practices already engrained in a population of interest?

Open source correct incorrect

Online survey correct incorrect

Photovoice correct incorrect

Autoethnography correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is one of the primary goals of survey research?

Highlight meaning-making correct incorrect

Illustrate people's accounts correct incorrect

Uncover inequality correct incorrect

Establish causation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best describes a Research Ethics Board?

Laypeople who evaluate whether the proposed research is in the public interest correct incorrect

A group of people directly responsible for ensuring participants grant informed consent to research correct incorrect

Experts who evaluate proposed research for its ethical soundness correct incorrect

A group of people directly responsible for putting together research proposals for ethical review correct incorrect

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. An advantage of researcher-administered questionnaires is ________ and a limitation is _______. Which of the following best completes this statement?

low response rate; cost correct incorrect

questions can be clarified; cost correct incorrect

high reliability; low validity correct incorrect

low cost; low response rate correct incorrect

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. Which of the following refers to the complete group of units to which research results are generalized?

Unit correct incorrect

Population correct incorrect

Sample correct incorrect

Census correct incorrect

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. Reactivity refers to any predisposition a researcher has that prevents neutral interpretation of a participants responses or the data.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Voluntary participation and informed consent are crucial components of ethical research with human participants.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Participatory action research is most suitable to the study of elite and powerful groups in society.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Stanley Milgram is best known for the ethically problematic experiments he conducted on obedience to authority.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Data analysis in quantitative research relies primarily on statistics.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Standardization is a key limitation of survey research.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Canadian Census relies primarily on an ethnographic research design.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Conflict theory aims to uncover and better understand inequalities in society related to access to resources, power, and privilege.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Participatory action research is one of the most suitable methodologies for conducting research with marginalized members in society.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect