Quiz 2 flashcards
Which of the following is not a goal of social science research?
Theory construction
Which of the following sequences best represents an order of research questions, problem statements, and problems that starts from least specific and moves to most specific?
Problems->Problem Statements->Research Questions
Which statement best expresses the meaning of the “feasibility” of a research question?
An answer to the question is obtainable using available resources.
If someone is arrested for domestic abuse, and the researcher is using a symbolic interactionist perspective, what is the predicted outcome of the arrest?
The abuser will continue the behavior because they internalize an “abuser” label.
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are tasked with what?
All of the above (reviewing research proposals, holding researchers to the principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice, and preventing unethical research from being conducted).
In class, your instructor mentioned a number of studies with questionable ethics, which of the following was NOT mentioned?
None of the above
Which of the following definitions best describes what a theory is?
A logically interrelated set of propositions about empirical reality.
Which of the following definitions best describes what a hypothesis is?
A tentative statement about empirical reality
Which statement best expresses the meaning of the “relevance” of a research question?
Past research has not yet provided an answer to the question.
BONUS: Which of the following events are more probable?
The two events have equal probability.
