Sociology Research Methods Lesson Recap EV OWN

What approach do Positivists take?

• Macro

• Micro

What approach to data do Interpretivists take?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Select all that apply - Which research methods are likely to be high in reliability?

• Naturalistic observations

• Laboratory experiments

• Unstructured interviews

• Closed questionnaires

What is a hypothesis?

• An absolute solution

• An experiment

• An educated guess

• A random guess

Recruiting participants who are present and available in a specific location and point in time is...

• Random sampling

• Quota sampling

• Opportunity sampling

• Self-selecting sampling

What do we mean by 'verstehen'?

• Where we change our behaviour

• Where the researcher develops understanding and empathy

• Where we try to be scientific

• Where we try to establish cause and effect

An example of qualitative data using primary sources?

• Participant observation

• Questionnaires

• Official statistics

• Newspaper articles

Which method is likely to have a specific aim and hypothesis?

• Positivist

• Interpretivist

Which methods are more likely to be used by Interpretivists?

• Historical documents

• Case studies

• Official statistics

• Structured interviews

Which method is most likely to give Verstehen?

• Laboratory experiments

• Closed questionnaires

• Open questionnaires

• Structured interviews