Daily Quiz #2

______ involves observing behavior in individuals in their natural environments

• Archival Research
• Case Study
• Naturalistic Observation
• Survey

The limitation of case studies is...

• the superficial nature of the information collected in this approach
• the lack of control that the researcher has in this approach
• the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population
• the absence of inter-related reliability

Height and weight are positively correlated. This means that:

• There is no relationship between height and weight
• Usually, the taller someone is, the thinner they are.
• Usually, the shorter someone is, the heavier they are.
• As height increases, typically weight increases

Which materials are considered secondary data?

• Photos and letters given to you by another person
• Books and articles written by authors about their studies
• Information that you gathered and now have included in your results
• Responses from participants who you both surveyed and interviewed

Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or _________ research method.

• nonreactive
• nonparticipatory
• nonrestrictive
• nonconfrontive

Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of ___

• deception
• observation
• attrition
• generalization

Using existing records to try and answer a research question is known as....

• naturalistic observation
• survey research
• longitudinal research
• archival research

______ involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time

• naturalistic observation
• archival research
• longitudinal research
• cross-sectional research

Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?

• Participants do not know they are part of the study
• The researcher has no control over who is in the study
• It is larger than an ordinary sample
• Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study

The main difference between ethnography and other types of participant observation is:

• ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing
• ethnography subjects are unaware they are being studied
• ethnographic studies always involve minority ethnic groups
• ethnography focuses on how subjects view themselves in relationship to the community