Key Strengths of Different Methods
Para Dig 'Ems (name the paradigm)
CSI: Rhodes Hall
The Error of Our Ways (name the type of error)
Are you Ethical?
100
A benefit of this method is that it can probe social life in its natural habitat
What is field research
100
This paradigm focuses on doing research with, not for, the community
What is participatory action research
100
This refers to the danger for ethnographers to become too involved in the community under study, thus losing objectivity
What is "going native"
100
This error can occur because you don’t get returns from 100% of your sample
What is nonresponse error
100
If I am conducting a focus group, I can only provide either anonymity OR confidentiality to participants. Why?
What is confidentiality, b/c you can identify who said what; if anonymous, confidentiality doesn't apply; if confidential, it means you know the particpants and cannot be anonymous
200
This type of research allows for large sample sizes and strong reliability; as opposed to the other type of research that allows for high validity with more detailed responses
What are quantitative and qualitative
200
A type of study that focuses on detailed and accurate description rather than explanation
What is ethnography
200
Is graffiti on downtown buildings an example of an erosion measure or an accretion measure? How do you know?
What is accretion—things left behind
200
Do you believe that the Republicans will stonewall President Obama on his new bills and repeal Obamacare?
What is double-barreled question
200
How can I provide privacy for participants in a face-to-face interview?
What is room with a door; their choice
300
This approach allows for studying social behavior without affecting it
What is unobtrusive research
300
The attempt to derive theories from an analysis of the patterns, themes, and common categories discovered in observational data
What is grounded theory
300
“Latrinalia” is the technical name given to graffiti on public toilet walls, and it tends to express attitudes and sentiments that are socially disapproved. I want to examine the graffiti in men’s and women’s restrooms to see if the messages/writings differ in style, topic, political views, sexual expressions, etc. Which type of research method is best suited to this topic, and why?
What is content analysis – (we do not who wrote the graffiti so we have no way to survey or interview)
300
This type of error occurs if I draw a sample from an incomplete list
What is sample selection bias
300
The chief responsibility of this entity is to ensure that the risks faced by human participants in research are minimal
What is IRB
400
This research provides opportunities for synergy among participants
What are focus groups
400
This paradigm focuses on the underlying patterns of interactions that regulate our everyday lives
What is ethnomethodology
400
This is the difference between the complete participant and the participant as researcher roles in field research
Complete participant, no one knows research is being conducted; PaR, know that the participant is conducting some sort of research while participating in the activity
400
This error can occur because of language and health problems of potential respondents; respondents misunderstand the question wording
What is response error
400
In this social psychological experiment, "guards" tortured "prisoners", similar to what occurred at Abu Ghraib
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment
500
This methods is economical in terms of both time and money
What is content analysis
500
This paradigm provides those being studied (usually disadvantaged groups) with an opportunity to actively become involved in the research being conducted
What is participatory action research
500
Explain the differences in manifest and latent content in regard to validity and reliability (do not have to phrase as "what is")
What is... Manifest content is the visible, surface content (high reliability b/c it's easy to count; low validity-may not measure concept fully) Latent content is the underlying meaning (more valid but not reliable - researchers may not interpret similarly)
500
Crime statistics show that most neighborhoods in the Keene area are not safe after dark (just go with it…); there are higher numbers of assaults, robberies, and homicide after 7pm. How safe do you feel in your neighborhood at night? Very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, or very unsafe? This is an example of what type of question?
What is biased, leading
500
In the Tuskegee syphilis study, participants were not told that they had syphilis, and treatment was withheld once it became available. This concern which 2 ethical issues?
What is deception and harm
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