Research Methods

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1. What is informed consent?

  • The sociologist is an expert in the field they are studying
  • Respondents know they are being observed and agree to participate
  • The respondents help to create the experiment
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2. What does Reliability mean?

  • The results can be reproduced when someone else does the experiment
  • The research is conducted by a reliable group
  • You can count on the research to tell you if somethings stuck in your teeth
  • The results are definitely true

3. What is a Hypothesis?

  • An informed theory which is then tested
  • An guess
  • The results of research

4. What is a longitudinal study

  • An experiment that takes place over a long period of time
  • A study which reaches many people
  • An expensive study

5. What is the difference between overt and covert participant observation?

  • In overt observation the results are hard to record
  • In overt observation the group knows it is part of an experiment whereas in covert they do not know
  • In covert observation the researcher knows the participants

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