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Sociology chapter 2
LCCC key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The use of discipline of sociology to yield practical applications for human behavior and organization | Applied sociology |
| The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence, with one leading to the other | casual logic |
| The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession | code of ethics |
| The systematic coding and objective recording of data, guided by some rationale | content analysis |
| The subjects in an experiment who are not introduces to the independent variable by the researcher | control group |
| A factor that is held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable | control variable |
| A relationship between two variables in which a change in one coincides with a change in the other | correlation |
| A table or matrix that shows the relationship between two or more variables | cross- tabulation |
| The variable in a casual relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable | dependent variable |
| The study of an entire social setting through extended systematic observations | ethnography |
| An artificially created situation that allows a research to manipulate variables | experiment |
| The subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher | experimental group |
| The unintended influence that observes or experiments can have on their subjects | Hawthorne effect |
| A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables | hypothesis |
| The variable in a casual relationship that causes or influences a change in a second variable | independent variable |
| A face-to-face, phone, or online questioning of a respondent to obtain desire information | interview |
| A number calculated by adding a series of values and then dividing by the number of values | mean |
| The midpoint or number that divides a series of values into two groups of equal numbers of values | median |
| The single most common value in a series of scores | mode |
| A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation, by closely watching a group or community | observation |
| An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to assess the concept | operational definition |
| A portion of 100 | percentage |
| Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data | Qualitative research |
| Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form | quantitative research |
| A printed or written form used to obtain information from a respondent | questionnaire |
| A sample for which every member of an entire population has the same chance of being selected | random sample |
| The extent to which a measure produces consistent results | reliability |
| A detail plan or method for obtaining data scientifically | research design |
| A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population | sample |
| A systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem | scientific method |
| A variety of research techniques that make use of previously collected and publicly accessible information and data | secondary analysis |
| A study, generally in the form of an interview or questionnaire, that provides researchers with information about how people think and act | survey |
| The degree to which a measure or scale truly reflects the phenomenon under study | validity |
| Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologists in the interpretation of data | value neutrality |
| A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions | variable |
| The use of photographs, film, and video to study society | visual sociology |
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