Practical, Ethical and Theoretical Factors affecting choice of research method

Question 1 of 9

1

Which of these are practical factors that influence the choice of research method?

Select one or more of the following:

Funding (money)
Possibility of harm to participants
Personal reasons
Issues of legality and immorality

Explanation

Question 2 of 9

1

Mac an Ghaill (1998) had issues with access to the sample initially. True or false?

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 3 of 9

1

Which of these is a personal reason (practical factor) that may influence choice of research?

Select one of the following:

Deception of participants
Chance of promotion

Explanation

Question 4 of 9

1

The British Sociological Association issued a guide to ethical conduct. This document is best used after the research has been conducted, true or false?

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 9

1

What are the possible effects that research may have on the people being studied?

Select one or more of the following:

May lead to harm
Researcher joining in may influence participants to behave abnormally
They may feel a tingling sensation.
They may gain some knowledge

Explanation

Question 6 of 9

1

A researcher that is using participant observation gets involved with the participants but never informs them that they are conducting research. This is ethically sound research, true or false?

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 9

1

Primary Data is data collected by other researchers. True or false?

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 9

1

Which of these are examples of methods that produce qualitative data?

Select one or more of the following:

Observations
Interviews
Questionnaires
Surveys

Explanation

Question 9 of 9

1

Why might sociologists wish to conduct research?

Select one or more of the following:

To gather data/information
To explore relationships
To develop and confirm theories
They have no life outside of sociology
Writing textbooks got too boring
Everybody else is doing it

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Quiz on PET factors affecting choice of research method

Practical, Ethical and Theoretical Factors affecting choice of research method

Question 1 of 9

Which of these are practical factors that influence the choice of research method?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 9

Mac an Ghaill (1998) had issues with access to the sample initially. True or false?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 9

Which of these is a personal reason (practical factor) that may influence choice of research?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 9

The British Sociological Association issued a guide to ethical conduct. This document is best used after the research has been conducted, true or false?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 9

What are the possible effects that research may have on the people being studied?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 9

A researcher that is using participant observation gets involved with the participants but never informs them that they are conducting research. This is ethically sound research, true or false?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 9

Primary Data is data collected by other researchers. True or false?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 9

Which of these are examples of methods that produce qualitative data?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 9

Why might sociologists wish to conduct research?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation