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Quantitative Research Methods Midterm
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Preguntas del test (60)
1Overgeneralizations are
- Awhen you exclude information
- Bis when you make assumptions that are not scientifically based
- Cwhen there is pressure to understand something and it contributes to bias
- Dwhen you cannot accurately recall information
2Inaccurate observations are
- Awhen there is pressure to understand something and it contributes to bias
- Bwhen you cannot accurately recall information
- Cwhen you make assumptions that are not scientifically based
- Dwhen you exclude information
3Selective observation is
- Awhen you exclude information
- Bwhen you make assumptions that are not scientifically based
- Cwhen you cannot accurately recall information
- Dwhen you are pressured to understand something and it contributes to bias
4Illogical reasoning is when
- Ayou cannot accurately recall information
- Byou are excluding information
- Cthere is pressure to understand something and it contributes to bias
- Dyou make assumptions that are not scientifically based
5Pre-modern reality is
- Awhen it was what is was
- Bwhen people have opinions but understand others
- Cthat there is not objective reality
6Quantitative data includes all of these aspects except:
- Anumbers
- Bit's easier to compare
- Cit understands specifics
- Dcatches complex social phenomena
7Attributes are ___________ while variables are ____________.
- Agrouping of variables, measurable concepts
- Bcharacteristics of people/things, independent
- Cgrouping of variables, issues to the problem
- Dcharacteristics of people/things, grouping of attributes
8Independent variables are presumed to cause of determine a dependent variable.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
9Empirical support must correspond to what we observe.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
10A theory can be a philosophy or a beleif.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
11Physical Abuse affects a child's behaviour. The Abuse is the dependent variable and the child's behaviour is the independent variable.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12All of these are true about induction except:
- Amoving from specific to general
- Bmoving from general to specific
- Cgenerating hypothesis/theory
- Dnone of the above
13Deductive focuses on testing theories or hypothesis while Induction focuses on creating theories or hypothesis.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
14Evidence-based program have gone under evaulation.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
15All of these are scientific constraints when conducting social research except:
- AClinical
- BAdministrative
- CScientific
- DEthical
16What does the TCPS and REB stand for?
- ATri-collective Party Statement and Research Ethics Board
- BTri-council Policy Statement and Research Ethics Board
- CTri-collective Party Statement and Respectful Ethics Board
- DTri-council Policy Statement and Respectful Ethics Board
17There are two new policy statements concerning quantitative research and research on the elderly population.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
18There are all guiding principles of the TCPS except:
- ARespect privacy & confidentiality
- BRespect Justice
- CRespect vulnerable persons
- DRespect contact of person
- ERespect human dignity
- FRespect informed consent
- GBalancing harms & benefits
- HThere are none to exclude
19What are the six main components to conduct ethical research?
- Adisclosure, voluntary participation, no harm, confidentiality, deception, analysis & reporting
- Bvoluntary participation, no harm, confidentiality, deception, analysis & reporting
- Cdisclosure, voluntary participation, no harm, confidentiality, deception
- Ddisclosure, voluntary participation, no harm, confidentiality, analysis & reporting
20It is okay to have harm in research and still have it be considered ethical
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
21When an individual can be identified from the released output of the results of the research this is known as
- Aattribute
- Bidentity
- Cresidual
22When an individual's confidential information is revealed and can be attributed to him/her is known as which kind of broken disclosure
- Aidentity
- Battribute
- Cresidual
23When an individual's information is released and it can be combined to obtain confidential data, this is known as
- AResidual
- BIdentity
- CAttribute
24Research is not intrusive by nature.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
25Voluntary participation involves a person to give permission to participate in the study.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
26It is not necessary to tell your participants about all the risks so you do not receive bias information.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
27You do not have to tell a client if a placebo is being used.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
28It is best to avoid vulnerable populations such as children, the homeless and victims of abuse.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
29Anonymity involves ___________ while confidentiality involves ___________.
- Ano trace of information , keeping information private
- Bkeeping information private, on trace of information
30Deception is important and used often to get better results
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
31When you analyze and report your findings you should do all of these except:
- Ashow positive and negative results
- Bbe honest and open
- Cinclude ideology that inhibit the findings
- Dexercise care with vulnerable popoulations
- Ebenefits to scientific community must outweigh harm to subjects
32_________ research involves becoming familiar with specific topics and examining a new interest or subject
- ADescriptive
- BExploration
- CExplanation
33___________ involves reporting on characteristics of a population, situation or event and involves asking what, when, where and how.
- AExplanitory
- BExploritory
- CDescriptive
34_________ involves answering why certain events happen and reports the relationships among different aspects of the phenomenon.
- AExplanitory
- BExploritory
- CDescriptive
35Idiographic model of explanation involves
- Aenumeration of all the causes of an event
- Bcorrelated variables
- Cfocusing on the significance
- Dall of the above
36An unit of analysis is what
- Aa research explains and draws inferences about
- Ba direct observation
- Cis known as a timed dimension
- Dall of the above
37An unit of observation
- Ais a direct observation
- Bcan be the same of the unit of analysis
- Ccan be an individual person, group, organization or social artifact
- Dall of the above
38An organization includes universities, church congregations and corporations.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
39A married couple is an individual unit of observation.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
40When studying riots that are occurring on the street you are focusing on which type of unit of observation
- AGroups
- BIndividuals
- Corganizations
- Dsocial artifacts
- Enone of the above
41Ecological fallacy occurs when
- Aassuming that something learned about an ecological unit says something about the individuals that make up the group
- Battributing something to a group based on the observed behaviour or characteristics of individuals
- Call of the above
- Dnone of the above
42A cross sectional study is taken over a long period of time
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
43A longitude study needs to have at least two waves of research conducted
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
44These are all types of Longitude studies except
- ACohort
- BPanel
- CRetrospective
- DTrend
45Conceptualization involves
- Adiscussing central concepts of research & making them specific
- Bdefining all concepts in your research
- Cperforming a content analysis and applying the concepts
- Ddeciding on how you will measure concepts
46A direct observables is
- Awhat is in history books and mediums
- Bwhat is in front of us
- Ctheoretical creations
47A indirect observables is
- Awhat is in front of us
- Ba history book or medium
- Ctheoretical creations
48A constructs concept is
- Aa direction observable
- Ban indirect observable
- Cneither a direct or indirect obsrvable
- Dnone of the above
49Concepts are building blocks for theories
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
50Conceptualization involves
- Amaking concepts specific
- Bagreeing on concepts
- Chaving an indicator
- Dall of the above
51Interchangeability involves
- Avarious measures of the same concept on the same subjects
- Bmultiple indicators
- Cdifferent indicators for one concept should generally behave the same way
52A single indicator may misclassify an individual, while multiple indicator will offset this effect
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
53This type of dimension is when you try to figure our the "essence of a phenomena" and tries to make a concept more specific
- AReal
- BNominal
- COperational
54This type of dimension involves how a concept will be measured in research
- AReal
- BNominal
- COperational
55NOIR stands for:
- ANominal, Original, Interval, Ratio
- BNormal, Ordinal, Interval, Rational
- CNominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
- DNormal, Original, Interval, Ratio
56The test-retest method suggests
- Athat you should make the same measurement more than once
- Byou should assign a set of measurements to half of your sample and another to the other half
- Csubjects don't change over time so testing and retesting can occur far apart
- Dall of the above
57Precision is _________ while accuracy is __________.
- Afineness between attributes composing a variable, reflective of measure of actual attribute of a variable
- Bcaution when researching, reflective of measure of actual attribute of a variable
- Cfineness between attributes composing a variable, reflective of reliablity
58These are all important criteria for measuring quality except
- APrecision & accuracy
- BReliability
- COperatualization
- DValidity
59You can have high reliability without vailidity
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
60you can have validity with reliability
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
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