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An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s)is called a______________?
A. multiple regression
B. causal mechanism
C. spurious correlation
D. multinomial distribution
An instance of focused interaction is called_________________?
A. a meeting
B. an event
C. a moment
D. an Encounter
Laud Humphreys study Tearoom Trade (1970) is an example of______________?
A. historical research
B. survey research
C. participant observation
D. experimental design
The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?
A. variables
B. populations
C. ideas
D. indices
E. theories
When in sociology we speak of researchers using controls we mean_________________?
A. being as precise as possible in defining an initial hypothesis
B. holding some variables constant to look at the effects of others
C. supervising the data collection process as closely as possible
D. seeking to manipulate the outcomes of a research process
The first step in any sociological research project is to_________________?
A. collect data
B. define the problem
C. review previous research
D. formulate a hypothesis
A double barreled has the potential of having______________?
A. two respectable responses/answers
B. two answers but incompatible with each other
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because_______________?
A. it takes place outside the university campus
B. it makes use of covert research methods
C. it investigates workings of society that are different from official accounts
D. the investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating
In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________?
A. with the group for months and sometimes years
B. discreet about his/her research
C. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
D. open and honest about his/her intentions
E. taking copious notes
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