Examining our social world

Social research examines a. historical behavior. b. individual behavior. c. group behavior. d. human behavior. e. collective behavior. ANS: D LO: 1 PG: 21 TYPE: FACT 2. Which of the following is true regarding social research being value free? a. Social researchers must be value free from topic selection through the interpretation of data. b. Social researchers always aim for being value free, but if they fail to meet that standard it is not such a big deal. c. Although the topic selection may be subjective, the research must maintain objectivity when collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. d. All of the above are true about social research. e. None of the above is true about social research. ANS: C LO: 2 PG: 21 TYPE: FACT/CONCEPTUAL 3. In her research project, Megan is measuring age, gender, GPA, and study habits. Age, gender, GPA and study habits are examples of a. social inequality. b. variables. c. characteristics. d. assets. e. social issues. ANS: B LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: APPLIED 4. Which of the following is the correct order of the stages of the scientific method? a. Literature review, topic selection, formulate hypothesis, collect data, analyze results b. Topic selection, collect data, analyze results, literature review, analyze results c. Literature review, collect data, formulate hypothesis, analyze results d. Topic selection, formulate hypothesis, collect data, analyze results, present findings e. Topic selection, literature review, formulate hypothesis, collect data, analyze results ANS: E LO: 2 PG: 25/26 TYPE: APPLIED 21 5. Which is typically the first stage in the research process? a. literature review b. topic selection c. hypothesis formulation d. data collection e. present findings ANS: B LO: 2 PG: 25 TYPE: CONCEPTUAL 6. Joanna is conducting a research project that examines whether parent’s income impacts a child’s choice of college. Joanna thinks that parents who make a lot of money will have children who will attend private schools and parents who make little money will have children who will attend public schools. “Parent’s income” is the _____ in Joanna’s project. a. validity b. reliability c. hypothesis d. independent variable e. dependent variable ANS: D LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: APPLIED 7. Joanna is conducting a research project that examines whether parent’s income impacts a child’s choice of college. Joanna thinks that parents who make a lot of money will have children who will attend private schools and parents who make little money will have children who will attend public schools. “child’s choice of college” is the _____ in Joanna’s project. a. validity b. reliability c. hypothesis d. independent variable e. dependent variable ANS: E LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: APPLIED 22 8. Joanna is conducting a research project that examines whether parent’s income impacts a child’s choice of college. Joanna thinks that parents who make a lot of money will have children who will attend private schools and parents who make little money will have children who will attend public schools. The previous statement is the _____ in Joanna’s project. a. validity b. reliability c. hypothesis d. independent variable e. dependent variable ANS: C LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: APPLIED 9. Markus hypothesizes that unemployment increases the risk of poverty among women. In his project, _____ is the independent variable and _____ is the dependent variable. a. unemployment; poverty b. poverty; unemployment c. gender, unemployment d. gender; poverty e. poverty; gender ANS: A LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: APPLIED 10. _____ is a statement of a relationship between two or more variables. a. Induction reasoning b. A hypothesis c. A correlation d. An association e. The scientific method ANS: B LO: 5 PG: 23 TYPE: FACT