PAS-355: WEEK 2 QUIZ

PAS-355: Week 2 Quiz



Question 1

 

Elmer worked hard to establish the meaning of the term “prejudice” for his study on police officers. He consulted the literature and consulted with colleagues who have studied prejudice in order to come to an agreement about what the term means. Elmer engaged in

Answer

reification.

 

dimensionalization.

 

conceptualization.

 

validity.

 

observation.

2 points   

Question 2

 

If a researcher wanted to know why there was a noticeable increase in the number of burglaries in the town of Southpaw during 2005, the researcher should design a(n) 

Answer

descriptive study.

explanatory study.

panel study. 

study of characteristics.

 

exploratory study.

2 points   

Question 3

 

Which of the following do indexes and scales have in common

Answer

They are interval measures.

Their attributes form an intensity structure.

They rank-order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables.

Their scores represent a pattern of response.

They are nominal measures.

2 points   

Question 4

 

Yugorsky studied five fifth-grade classes over three years to determine how friendship patterns established in the fifth grade affected friendship patterns in the eighth grade. He studied the same group of students over time, but not necessarily the same individuals. Which design did he use?

Answer

panel

cohort

trend

cross-sectional 

juvenile

2 points   

Question 5

 

A measurement of religion in which the indicators include Christian, Muslim, Judaism, and Other would be at what level?

 

Answer

nominal

interval

ordinal

ratio 

quantitative

2 points   

Question 6

 

Freda wants to develop a measure of support for the legalization of marijuana such that she can assign scores to patterns of responses, such that some items reflect a relatively weak degree of the variable while others reflect something stronger. Which one of the following should she use?

Answer

index

scale

reliability

validity 

nominal scale

2 points   

Question 7

 

Professor Stone designs a study to examine the effect of a teenage pregnancy on young women's career choices. Stone wants to interview a sample of teenage women during their pregnancy, after the baby's birth, and once a year after that for a ten year period. Stone is using a

Answer

cross sectional design.

trend ...