Chapter 5

Question 1

Hypothesis

Answer 1

predicts a relationship between or among variables

Question 2

Variable

Answer 2

factor thought to be significant for human behavior and varies fro one case to another

Question 3

Research Method

Answer 3

any of the 6 methods used to conduct social research

Question 4

reliability

Answer 4

refers to the extent to which different studies come up with similar results

Question 5

Random sample

Answer 5

everyone in the population has the same chance of being included in the study

Question 6

Correlation Coefficient

Answer 6

measures the strength of the relationship between two variables

Question 7

Spurious correlation

Answer 7

a relationship between variables is explained away by a third variable

Question 8

Operational Definition

Answer 8

the actual indicator used in a measured hypothesis

Question 9

Validity

Answer 9

extent to which an operational definition measures what it was intended to measure

Question 10

Reliability

Answer 10

the extent to which research produces consistent results

Question 11

Surveys

Answer 11

collecting data by asking people a series of questions

Question 12

Participant Observation

Answer 12

collecting data by watching people’s behavior

Question 13

Secondary Analysis

Answer 13

analyzing data collected by others

Question 14

Documents

Answer 14

written sources such as books, newspapers, diaries, bank records, police reports or files

Question 15

Unobtrusive measures

Answer 15

observing the behaviors of people who do not know they are being watched and studied

Question 16

experiments

Answer 16

the use of control group and experimental group to test the causation relationship between dependent and independent variables

Question 17

Replication

Answer 17

repeating of the same study to see if similar results can come out

Question 18

Population

Answer 18

total membership of a defined class of people. all cases of the targeted group

Question 19

Sample

Answer 19

subset of cases selected from a population

Question 20

Stratified random sample

Answer 20

specific subgroups of the targeted population in which everyone has an equal chance of being included

Question 21

Generalizability

Answer 21

extent to which findings from one sample can be generalized to a larger population

Question 22

mode

Answer 22

mostly frequently occurring scores

Question 23

Median

Answer 23

the middle point dividing scores in two half, one half above the point and another half below the point

Question 24

mean

Answer 24

math average

Question 25

Hawthorne Experiment

Answer 25

ppl were found to change their behavior because they realize they were being studied not due to any variables being introduced to the experiment

Question 26

Quantitative Research

Answer 26

in which the emphasis is placed on precise measurement, use of stats and numbers

Question 27

Qualitative Research

Answer 27

in which emphasis is placed on observing, describing, interpreting peoples behavior

Question 28

Interviews

Answer 28

direct question of respondents

Question 29

Mail questions

Answer 29

survey sent down in the mail

Question 30

Biased Sample

Answer 30

picking a sample that will favor the researches results

Question 31

Biased Questions

Answer 31

wording of the question that will lead the subject to answer in a certain way