Question 1

Reliability refers to the quality of consistency in measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If you are conducting sociological research that very closely follows the logic of science, which research method are you most likely to be using?

Accepted Answer

A)   interviews
B)   the experiment
C)   questionnaires
D)   participant observation

Question 3

Which of the following statements about critical sociology is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Critical sociology focuses on the meaning people attach to behaviour.
B)   Critical sociology seeks to bring about desirable social change.
C)   Critical sociology endorses the principle of being value-free.
D)   Critical sociology opposes social change.

Question 4

Participant observation is a research method in which researchers stand back, watch, and carefully record the behaviour of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What concept below refers to measuring exactly what one intends to measure?

Accepted Answer

A)   congruence
B)   validity
C)   repeatability
D)   reliability

Question 6

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Question 7

Provide one strength and one limitation of each of the major research methods described in this chapter: experiment, survey, participant observation, and secondary analysis.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

How does a researcher transform a concept into a variable?

Accepted Answer

Transforming a concept into a variable i...

Question 9

The logic and methodology of science guarantee that sociological research will result in objective, absolute truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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