PPSC FPSC KKPSC BPSC SPSC NTS Lecturer Sociology Test 25

A full enumeration of every member of a society is called:

James is interested in the formation and maintenance of social relationships in a large inner city housing project. A good way to study this social phenomenon would be:

Researchers are most likely to use random sampling in cases where:

The research method in which the sociologist becomes an active member of the group or community being studied is known as:

The control group and the experimental group are virtually identical except that the:

In the Hawthorne experiments, the dependent variable was:

When every member of a specific population has an equal chance of being selected to answer a survey's questions, the result is:

Survey instruments that rely on open questions are also known as:

Subjects whose behavior is influenced by the attention they receive in an experiment are demonstrating a phenomenon known as the:

Which of the following procedures would be more likely to produce an unbiased sample for a survey?

The national census is an example of which of the following research methods?

A high correlation between two variables means that:

In survey research, a set of respondents selected from a specific population is called a(n):

The right of the individual to define for himself, when and on what terms his acts should be revealed to the general public is termed:

In the Western Electric’s Hawthorne plant study, the real independent variable was:

Which of the following is provided by the Current Population Survey (CPS)?

The purpose of the U.S. Census is:

In 1936, the Literary Digest conducted a telephone survey that incorrectly predicted the results of that year's presidential election. The survey was wrong because:

John wishes to evaluate the effectiveness of a program for first generation college students to determine the effectiveness of mentors. His best choice of research methodology is:

The question "Please tell me about the social experiences you had in college" is an example of:

A question that requires a respondent to select from a set of predetermined answers is:

What amount of sampling error is acceptable in a national sample of 1500 to 3000 respondents?

If a sociologist wished to study certain aspects of an entire population, she would most likely use which of the following research methods?

The use of field notes is most likely to be employed in which of the following research methods?

Which of the following is included as a "household" based on the Statistical Abstracts?