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![Name: _________________________ Date:
_____________________
Review All of all things Methods Related
Task: Answer the questions to the best of your ability.
Research Methods:
1)What does validity mean?
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2)Name two practical issues that might affect a researcher's choice
of method.
1._________________________________________________________________
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2.________________________________________________________________
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Choice of Method:
3)Positivists.... (Circle one for each)
(a) see sociology as a science True or False
(b) prefer qualitative data True or False
Experiments:
4) Laboratory experiments and the comparative method are both are
designed to uncover cause- and-effect relationships; the comparative
method is only a ‘thought experiment’ by the researcher, whereas the
laboratory experiment is a practical experiment on real people. (Tick
one answer only)
True [ ] or False [ ]
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- 1. Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________ Review All of all things Methods Related Task: Answer the questions to the best of your ability. Research Methods: 1)What does validity mean? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2)Name two practical issues that might affect a researcher's choice of method. 1._________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Choice of Method: 3)Positivists.... (Circle one for each) (a) see sociology as a science True or False (b) prefer qualitative data True or False Experiments: 4) Laboratory experiments and the comparative method are both are designed to uncover cause- and-effect relationships; the comparative method is only a ‘thought experiment’ by the researcher, whereas the laboratory experiment is a practical experiment on real people. (Tick one answer only) True [ ] or False [ ] AMC RSS 2011
- 2. Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________ Review All of all things Methods Related 5)We can identify common problems in doing classroom-based research. These include: 1.Legal Issues 2.Ethics (e.g. greater vulnerability of young people) 3.Problems of Access Task: Using the chart below, list as many example from your notes and book (pg 169 forward) to fill into this chart. Legal Issues Ethics Problems of Access 1 1 1. 2 2 2. 3 3 3. AMC RSS 2011
- 3. Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________ Review All of all things Methods Related Task: Fill in the missing words below. 6. The laboratory experiment is an artificial __________________ in which the scientist is able to ______________________ all of the different ______________________ to see what effect they have. 7. Explain what is meant by (a) an independent variable; (b) experimenter bias. a._________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _______________ b._________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________ 8. Suggest two (2) advantages of the comparative method. 1._________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________ Social Surveys: 9. Explain the difference between open-ended and closed- AMC RSS 2011
- 4. Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________ Review All of all things Methods Related ended questions. Open-ended questions are... ____________________________________________________________ Closed-ended questions are... ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 10. Explain the difference between an aim and hypothesis. An Aim is … ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ A hypothesis is … ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 11. What is a pilot study? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 12. What does Operationalisation of concepts mean? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ All the best to you on your exams! AMC RSS 2011
- 5. Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________ Review All of all things Methods Related Past PowerPoints & Worksheets for revision purposes found at: www.slideshare.net/aprichelle AMC RSS 2011