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Quiz by Adam Bodin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adam Bodin
almost 10 years ago
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Question 1
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Which of these are practical factors that influence the choice of research method?
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Funding (money)
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Possibility of harm to participants
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Personal reasons
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Issues of legality and immorality
Question 2
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Mac an Ghaill (1998) had issues with access to the sample initially. True or false?
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- True
- False
Question 3
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Which of these is a personal reason (practical factor) that may influence choice of research?
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Deception of participants
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Chance of promotion
Question 4
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The British Sociological Association issued a guide to ethical conduct. This document is best used after the research has been conducted, true or false?
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- True
- False
Question 5
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What are the possible effects that research may have on the people being studied?
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May lead to harm
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Researcher joining in may influence participants to behave abnormally
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They may feel a tingling sensation.
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They may gain some knowledge
Question 6
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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?
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- True
- False
Question 7
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Primary Data is data collected by other researchers. True or false?
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Which of these are examples of methods that produce qualitative data?
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Observations
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Interviews
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Questionnaires
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Surveys
Question 9
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Why might sociologists wish to conduct research?
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To gather data/information
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To explore relationships
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To develop and confirm theories
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They have no life outside of sociology
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Writing textbooks got too boring
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Everybody else is doing it
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