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Surveys: Questions and Answers
Surveys: General
Surveys: Sampling
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When respondents answer in agreement with all questions, this is referred to as _____. However, if respondents answer in disagreement to all questions, this is referred to as _____.
Yay-saying; nay-saying
100
What type of questions give a fixed number of response alternatives?
Closed-ended questions
100
With simple random sampling, each member of the population has a(n) ________ probability of being sampled.
Equal
100
Dr. Stephens is interested in college students’ daily activities. She asks students to report the number of hours a day they spend, studying/working, engaging in social activities, and watching tv. This type of gathering technique would be an example of what approach?
Quantitative approach
100
Beth and Paul are conducting a systematic observation of children’s temper-tantrums in the supermarket. Beth concludes that boys throw more tantrums than girls, but Paul concludes the opposite. Based on these conclusions, which methodological issue would be of most concern?
Reliability
200
On a survey, Gerald answers questions using a consistent pattern of answers: first A, and then B, followed by C. This pattern of answering questions is an example of _____
A response set
200
In order to study changes in answers to survey questions over time, a researcher could use a(n) _____
Panel study
200
If a you want to assess U.S. political opinions on universal healthcare by age group, and you randomly select participants from 3 age subgroups (18-30 years, 31-55 years, 56 years and older) according to their proportion in the population, you are using what type of sampling method?
Stratified random sampling
200
A researcher wants to gather information on citizens’ feelings about the building of a new airport in their neighborhood. She gathers groups of citizens and engages them in a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed airport. This type of data gathering would best be referred to as a(n) ______ approach.
Qualitative approach
200
Dr. P., who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), conducts naturalistic observation research during AA meetings. Dr. P. is a ________ observer.
Participant observer
300
When Carl responds to the questions on a survey, he answers in a way that would reflect most favorably on him. Carl’s behavior best illustrates ______
Social desirability
300
In general, the lower the response rate for a survey, the more likely what increases?
Bias (which would distort findings)
300
The city council wants to examine their citizens’ feelings about allowing dogs on the city’s beaches. They construct a list of all the blocks in the city and randomly select 20% of the blocks to sample. They then survey all residents of the selected city blocks. This sampling strategy is an example of which sampling technique?
Cluster sampling
300
Data in systematic observation studies are most likely to be____, whereas data in natural observations are more likely to be ____.
Quantitative; Qualitative
300
You are interested in knowing if the age of an individual and their religious affiliation are related to political conservatism. To answer this question, you analyze data available from the Inter University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Which type of research approach have you employed?
Survey archive
400
“The Wayne city council members should not be allowed to vote on increases in their pay” is an example of a _____ question.
Negative wording
400
What are two strengths of questionnaires as compared to interviews?
less expensive, more anonymous, less time-consuming, lower risk of interviewer bias
400
Your research methods instructor asks you to distribute a survey on cheating to a random sample of college students. To save time, you go to the cafeteria and distribute the surveys among the students who are there. This sampling method is called ________ sampling.
Haphazard sampling
400
Dr. Smith participates in a police ride-along program in order to examine the day-to-day activities of police officers. This method of gathering information may best be described as ______
Naturalistic observation
400
In a cross-cultural study on the topic of mortality, Margaret examined anthropologists’ descriptions of different cultures’ beliefs regarding life after death. Which archival approach has she most likely employed?
Written records
500
“Do you think it is important to decrease the extreme amount of money wasted on holiday decorations?” is an example of a _____ question.
Loaded question
500
When interviewing Sarah, John nods his head and smiles whenever Sarah responds with an answer that he likes. John’s behavior is an example of _______
Interview bias
500
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the amount of deviation obtained from a sample from the true population value?
Sampling Error
500
A researcher codes nonverbal behaviors of married couples while they are discussing child-rearing methods. The researcher is using _____
Systematic observation
500
Luis studies a newspaper’s attitudes towards candidates for the position of Police Chief by counting the number of positive and negative comments attributed to each candidate. Luis’s research approach is an example of a ______
Content analysis