Chapter 11 Flashcards
Naturalistic Research?
A. Relies on behavioral observation methods
B. Can be influenced by participant reactivity
C. Lends itself to causal interpretations
D. A and B only*****
E. A and C only
F. All of the above
Anika is investigating the cultural aspects of adolescent street life. She has taken the semester off from course work. Each day she goes down to their street to hang-out with a field notebook to take notes about her observations and the conversations she has with them. This type of data collection is:
A. Naturalistic observation B. Participant observation C. Qualitative D. Both A and C E. Both B and C*****
Which is not a type of reliability measurement?
A. Cronbach’s alpha B. Test -retest C. Split-half D. Triangulation E. Inter-rater agreement F. Construct******
Latane and Darley’s (1968) study is an example of
A. A naturalistic observation study B. A participant observations study C. A laboratory observation study D. A qualitative study E. A quantitative study F. A and D G. A and E H. B and D I. B and E J. C and D K. C and E******
Comparing face-to-face to telephone interviews
A. Face-to-face interviews might get social desirability
B. Face-to-face interviews allow for follow-up probing
C. Telephone interviews are more efficient
D. Telephone interviews might get selection bias
E. All of the above****
Relative to mailed questionnaires, group administered questionnaires _____.
A. produce a much higher response rate****
B. produce a lower response rate
C. have similar response rates
D. provide more anonymity
What are unique problems with internet surveys?
A. Selection bias
B. Multiple responses from same individual
C. Lack of accuracy about sample demographics
D. A and B
E. All of the above****
You are interested in determining how many students use the library for studying. Which of the following is the most efficient approach?
A. naturalistic observation
B. participant observation
C. survey**
D. focus groups
