Reading & understanding maps & social science research fundamentals

Geologic map

a special-purpose map made to show geological features

Structured interview

A quantitative research method commonly employed in survey research and has planned questions that are asked in a set order

Experiment

A procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis

Interviews

A conversation where questions are asked and answers are given

Social science research

Studying human behavior and relationships using systematic, evidence-based methods.

Control variables

The ____ ____ in scientific experimentation is the experimental element which is constant and unchanged throughout the course of the investigation

Hypothesis

a prediction about what could happen in an experiment based on prior knowledge, sometimes called an educated guess.

Unstructured interview

An interview in which questions are not prearranged

Field research

The collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting