Sample
Questions for the Midterm Exam:
Sociological Methods 1.
Which
of the following is not part of the definition of a “push poll?” A.
*It
is a research tool used to evaluate strategies that might work in a
campaign, and several positive and negative themes might be evaluated. B.
It
is a form of political telemarketing. C.
Thousands
of calls are made, and no data are usually recorded. D.
It
is “negative persuasion calling” rather than a poll. E.
It
is designed to move the support of voters away from one candidate and
toward another. 2.
Independent
variable is to dependent variable as A.
theory
is to hypothesis. B.
disease
is to cure. C.
*cause
is to effect. D.
response
is to stimulus. E.
outcome
is to treatment. 3.
What
do we call it when a measure is related to a variety of other measures,
as specified in a theory? A.
Face
validity B.
Content
validity C.
Criterion
validity D.
*Construct
validity 4.
The
most important distinction that needs to be made about samples is whether
they are based on a A.
population
that is easy or difficult to find. B.
single
or a multi-stage selection procedure. C.
*nonprobability
or a probability sampling method. D.
large
or a small fraction of the population. E.
sampling
frame of all elements or not. 5.
Which
type of longitudinal design does the following describe? Samples are drawn at different points in time
in the same population with the same respondents. A.
Single
cross-sectional designs B.
Repeated
cross-sectional designs C.
*Panel
designs D.
Cohort
studies (event-based designs) E.
None
of the above
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