Practice Quiz Chapter 04

. In social research, "concepts" ________.

are mental representations of things

can only be independent variables

can only be a dependent variables

do not include gender, age, or ethnicity

. When developing a quantitative research project, ________.

the research design comes before the development of an hypothesis

the selection of research subjects/respondents always comes first

the process begins with a theory

measuring concepts is part of the analysis step

. Quantitative research methods ________.

aim toward generalization

are concerned with real-life experience over generalization

do not attribute any significance to causality

are superior to qualitative methods in the area of replication

. Measurement is important in social research because ________.

it aims at delineating large differences between issues

it gauges the differences in a random way

it allows researchers to disregard reliability

it estimates the strength of relationship between two or more concepts

. Indicators ________.

can only be used one at a time.

can only be used in multiples of two

may provide the research with finer distinctions if used as a multiple-indicator measure

can only be established through questions/structured interviews

. The test-retest method is typically used for confirming ________.

stability over time

internal reliability

inter-observer consistency

internal consistency

. The concern for consistency between multiple measures administered at one point of time is a concern for ________.

internal validity

face validity

internal reliability

dimensions of concepts

. On a scale of 0 to 1, a minimum Cronbach alpha coefficient should be ________ to indicate good internal reliability.

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.9

. A concern about whether the concepts are related to each other in a way that is consistent with the researcher's theory is called ________.

convergent reality

concurrent validity

face reliability

construct validity

. Face validity does NOT ________.

test the link with another concept

reflect the content of the concept in question

judge whether the measure reflects the concept on the face value

establish in intuitive process

. Convergent validity is established when two different measures correlate with each other. This requires the use of at least ________ technique(s).

one

two

three

five

. In research projects, measurement ________.

is a main goal of any social research

is aimed at understanding social order

contributes to reliability and validity of the research

promotes the dissemination of research results

. The extrapolation of explanations to a larger population is called ________.

probability sampling

representative sampling

replication

generalization

. In quantitative research, replication ________.

requires a detailed list of all research procedures

is logistically impossible

guarantees the accuracy of original findings

has no relation to research bias

. In quantitative research, manipulating the independent variable ________.

is always a suitable substitute for real-world changes in social process

proves the validity of a research project

has long-term effects when conducted in a research project

helps to establish the relationship of cause and effect

. Quantitative researchers are predominantly concerned with an inductive method.

TRUE

FALSE

. The operational definition of a concept describes how the concept will be measured in a questionnaire

TRUE

FALSE

. When categorizing the responses of respondents relative to concepts, the concept can have only one category into which people fit.

TRUE

FALSE

. Validity is a concern for whether or not you are actually measuring what you want to measure.

TRUE

FALSE

. A measure may be found to be unreliable because there is a flaw in the way the data were gathered, but it may still be valid for the research project.

TRUE

FALSE

. Causality is a key function of quantitative research.

TRUE

FALSE

. If a certain finding cannot be reproduced after repeated tries, the project's validity is suspect.

TRUE

FALSE

. Data gathered from a research group in one city can be relied upon as a representative sample for research into another city of similar size.

TRUE

FALSE

. One of the charges against quantitative research methods is that they treat human subjects like particles are treated in natural science projects.

TRUE

FALSE

. The measuring process in quantitative research presumes that precision and accuracy are actually attainable.

TRUE

FALSE

. The problem that respondents may interpret survey questions differently is easily overcome by the use quantitative methods so that it has no impact on the findings.

TRUE

FALSE

. Quantitative research methods are considered superior to qualitative methods in the area of grasping how people define and interpret the intricacies of their everyday life.

TRUE

FALSE

. Quantitative analysis is criticized for not addressing the perceptions of the people it claims to represent.

TRUE

FALSE

. Quantitative researchers disagree with the position of qualitative researchers that the social order is fixed.

TRUE

FALSE

. Truly quantitative research is an idealistic form of methodology that is easily attained.

TRUE

FALSE

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