Research Methods - Exam 1

social research

scientific method

variables

Attributes

IV

DV

aggregates

i

deographic

n

nomothetic

inducation

deduction

quantitative

paradigm

concepts

theory

hypothesis

grounded theory

intersubjectivity

laws

microtheory

macrotheory

traditional model of science

sp

spurious relationships

free will vs. confidentiality

deceiving subjects

analysis and reporting

Humphrey’s Tearoom Trade study

Milgram’s Obedience studies

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Zimbardo’s Prison Simulation study

Belmont Report

Institutional Review Board

debrief

informed concent

plagiarism

What are the ways science gets around problems of everyday observation?

What is the nature & focus of scientific inquiry (patterns, aggregates, etc.)?

What is the difference between deduction & induction using Walter Wallace's Wheel of Science?

How do the various schools of thought affect our research design? (structural-functionalism, conflict, symbolic interaction)

What is the difference between idiographic & nomothetic models?

What are the 3 criteria for causality?

Discuss the general idea about determinism & the probabilistic nature of things.

How does sociological inquiry compare with that of other disciplines?

What are the various parts to a research article and what is included in each.

Differentiate across the types of research (eg. applied, descriptive, explanatory, etc.)

Discuss the ethical concerns faced by a social scientist.

Discuss the procedures necessary to have your research approved by the Institutional Review Board.

Discuss how we gather literature and construct a literature review.

Explain the parts to the Informed Consent Cover Letter and the reasons why we use it.

Explain the parts to the Institutional Review Board Full Review Application and the reasons why we use it.