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1
A hypothesis is a speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables.
A)True
B)False
2
The variable hypothesized to cause or influence another is called the dependent variable.
A)True
B)False
3
In a sample, every member of an entire population being studied has the same chance of being selected.
A)True
B)False
4
The scientific method requires that research results be both valid and reliable. Reliability refers to the extent to which a measure produces consistent results.
A)True
B)False
5
A research design is a systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem.
A)True
B)False
6
Studies have shown that characteristics of the interviewer have little impact on survey data.
A)True
B)False
7
Observation research is the most common form of quantitative research.
A)True
B)False
8
Ethnography refers to efforts to describe an entire social setting through extended systematic fieldwork.
A)True
B)False
9
Sociologists use the term "reliability" to refer to the unintended influence that observers of experiments can have on their subjects.
A)True
B)False
10
When sociologists want to study a possible cause-and-effect relationship, they conduct participant observation research.
A)True
B)False
11
Researchers conducting an experiment assign the subjects to one of two groups. These groups are called the dependent and independent groups.
A)True
B)False
12
Secondary analysis is the systematic coding and objective recording of data, guided by some rationale.
A)True
B)False
13
Sociologists have little reliable national data on patterns of sexual behavior in the United States.
A)True
B)False
14
The controversy surrounding research on human sexual behavior raises the issue of value neutrality.
A)True
B)False
15
A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other is referred to as causality.
A)True
B)False





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