Quiz 2

Question 1

to draw a random sample, every member of the population must have a chance of being selected

Answer 1

true

Question 2

Jenny is conducting a research study. she suspects that people become more depressed when they are unemployed. in this study, which factor is the independent variable?
depression
unemployment
people

Answer 2

unemployment

Question 3

the specific group or item you will observe for your research project is your
indepedant variable
research question
unit analysis
dependant variable

Answer 3

unit of analysis

Question 4

a sociologist wants to study bullying in school. To measure bullying, she asks a series of questions, such as how often the person is pushed in the halls, made fun of in front of others, or harassed online. This process of taking the idea of bullying and turning it into specific questions is an example of:
operationalization
generalizability
developing a hypothesis
definition the populations of interest

Answer 4

operationalization

Question 5

a BLANK is the group of people that you wish to know more about, and a BLANK is a subset of this group which you use for your research.

Answer 5

population, sample

Question 6

when you only look for information to support what you believe to be true, and ignore other competing information you are engaging in BLANK bias

Answer 6

Confirmation

Question 7

participant observation is an example of what type of research?
quantitative
qualitative

Answer 7

qualitative

Question 8

BLANK is when the researcher outlines the potential risks and benefits of the study and the participant voluntary sings an agreement to participate. there are some populations that need additional protections to be able to participate in studies and give informed consent, such as children or prisoners, they are called BLANK.

Answer 8

informed consent, vulnerable groups