Which of the following is not a research purpose ?

Related Mcqs:

1. When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?

   A. secondary observer
   B. participant-as-observer
   C. complete participant
   D. ethnographer
   E. social scientist

2. Which of the following was not identified as a major research design ?

   A. surveys
   B. ethnography
   C. field research
   D. secondary research
   E. experiments

3. Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

   A. Richard Quincy
   B. Edwin Sutherland
   C. Emile Durkheim
   D. William Chambliss

4. Which of the following research methods uses existing records ?

   A. survey research
   B. naire research
   C. archival research
   D. observational research

5. The use of scientific research procedures to measure the effectiveness of an action program is called____________?

   A. Evaluation research
   B. analytical research
   C. Scientific research
   D. None of these

6. A researcher examines the literature written by Black novelists during the “Negro Renaissance” (1913-1935) to see if they reflect the political movements going on in the Black community in the United States at that time What type of research methodology is being used in this example ?

   A. secondary analysis
   B. interviews
   C. observation
   D. content analysis

7. In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

   A. tactful
   B. creative
   C. unobtrusive
   D. fluent in several languages
   E. discreet

8. Bias in research practice refers to_____________?

   A. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology
   B. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data
   C. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
   D. interpretations being applied to the results

9. In laboratory experiments the sociological research is done while people are_______________?

   A. brought into laboratory
   B. Kept in their homes and observed
   C. are not told about experiment
   D. None of these

10. What is applied social research _________________?

    A. research that tries to contribute to the development of theory
    B. research that is always multidisciplinary
    C. research that aims to intervene in and improve social life
    D. research based on government priorities