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WorksheetsResearch Methods Review 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Primary data is...
information a person has collected themselves
information that is the most important
information that is the most reliable
information that is the most up to date
The theory that our behaviour changes when we know we are being watched is known as...
The Hyper effect
The Horton Effect
The Hawthorne effect
The Highway effect
Second Hand research gathered by others is known as what?
Second hand data
secondary data
supplementary data
significant data
Which of these is an example of a research method that produces primary data?
Interview
Book
Journal
Newspaper
In depth written data that comes from unstructured interviews or observations and often contains opinions and facts is known as what?
Quantitative data
Qualitative data
Cross section study
Content analysis
Quantitative data refers to what?
opinion based
open questions
statistics and numbers
descriptive
The explanations of research aims being given and agreed to by the participant is known as what?
Terms and Conditions
Agreed consent
Contractual obligation
Informed Consent
What does reliability mean with regards to research?
that we can trust the researcher to be ethical
that research should be able to be repeated at a different time or in a different place and produce the same results
that research has guaranteed results, no matter what the circumstance
that research has been approved by the BSA
The question of whether the research has uncovered the truth about social life and is accurate in it's findings is known as what?
Reliability
Certainty
Validity
Accuracy
VAT is an acronym we use in Sociology to help you remember an element of ethical research... but it stands for what?
Validity, authenticity, truthfulness
Value, accuracy, trust
Validity, accuracy, truthful
Voice, attitude, thoughtfulness
What is the first step in research?
Formulate a hypothesis
Identify the research problem
Report the findings
Analyse the data
What is a target population?
the whole group you want to study or describe
the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games
population inside the classroom
part of the group you want to study or describe
How can participant bias affect the outcome of a study?
It can make others want to volunteer for the study
It can invalidate it, if the volunteers hold bias that is counter to the opinions of those who are not part of the study, but are represented by it
It can split the results in two
It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population
Which of these is one reason why positivists like structured interviews?
It allows you to build strong rapport which increases validity
It is easy to replicate multiple times making it a reliable method
Produces in-depth qualitative data
It allows participants to expand on their answers and provide lots of detail.
What are official statistics?
Any statistics used in sociological research.
Any statistics collected by third party companies, universities etc, which are used for sociological research
Any statistics collected by the government (e.g. ONS) which are used for sociological research
Any statistics collected first hand by the researcher
One strength of unstructured interviews is...
It provided participants with the opportunity to express why they have a particular opinion. This allows the researcher to collect a high level of detail in the answers, increasing validity.
It is unique to each participant as it is a conversation. This means it cannot be easily replicated as it is a conversation which can take different forms for different participants.
It is able to be easily analysed which with allow the researcher to spot patterns and trends easily using statistics such as the mean, mode and median.
A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.
Population
Sample
Variable
Control
In_____________ _______________you recruit participants that are more easily available.
Self-selected sampling
Opportunity sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
