Sociology MCQs

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Laud Humphreys study Tearoom Trade (1970) is an example of______________?
A. Historical research
B. Survey research
C. Participant observation
D. Experimental design
What is the initial element of sociological research ?
A. Review the evidence
B. Define the research problem
C. Create a research design
D. Carry out a research design
Of all of the steps in the research process the one that typically takes the most time is_____________?
A. Formulating the problem
B. Selecting a research method
C. Developing a hypothesis
D. Evaluation of the results
In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a (n) ?
A. Operational definition
B. Quantitative theorem
C. Theory
D. Hypothesis
Which of the following was not identified as a major research design ?
A. Surveys
B. Ethnography
C. Field research
D. Secondary research
Theoretical approaches can only be said to be, valid. if______________?
A. The theorist has researched the literatures thoroughly
B. They have been tested out by means of factual research
C. They are written in such a way as to be impossible to disprove
D. They are shared by a large enough number of theorists
An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s)is called a______________?
A. Multiple regression
B. Causal mechanism
C. Spurious correlation
D. Multinomial distribution