Chapter 2 Questions Flashcards
What is the difference between a representative sample and a non-representative sample?
A representative sample is picked for convenience, while a non-representative sample is random
What is the difference between a macro-level orientation to theoretical perspectives on the family, and a micro-level orientation?
Macro-level is The Top-Down View
Mirco-level is The Bottom-Up View
A(an)_______ is a factor that can be manipulated by a researcher conducting an experiment.
variable
The definition of _________ is the belief that one’s native country,culture, language, and behavior are superior to that of another culture.
ethnocentrism
What is the difference between an experimental group and a control group?
An experimental group is exposed t an independent variable by a researcher, while the control group is not.
If you study birthing practice of women in Sri Lanka and compare them to birthing practices of women in the United States, you are conducting a_________study.
Cross-cultural
Factors or behaviors that are affected by changes in the independent variable in experimental research are called______ variables.
dependent
What are “manifest functions?”
intended, open,stated,and conscious functions
If you believe that your self-image is mirrored in what others think of you and how they interact with you, you are taking _____ perspective.
Symbolic Interaction
If the results of a survey of a sample group can be applied to the whole population in questions, they are said to be______.
analyzed
__________ is method of researchers in which researchers interact with subjects they are observing.
participant observation
Finding journal articles and books for a research paper is an example of which step in critical thinking?
gathering information and interpreting it
_______group is a group under study that is NOT introduced to the independent variables in the original experimental.
control
_____are factor or behaviors that can be controlled or manipulated by the experimenter.
independent
Date collected from a sample group over several years is called a________
Longitudinal
