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chapter 1 wk 1 quiz 1

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case study   show
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show A generalized idea about people, objects, or processes that are related to one another, an abstract way of classifying things that are similar.  
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cross-section   show
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ethical neutrality   show
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experiment   show
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show A tentative statement in clearly defined terms, predicting a relationship between variables.  
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show a survey that continues over a long period, engaging in contrasts and comparisons.  
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show A principle of the scientific method, especially in the social sciences, requiring researchers to divest themselves of personal attitudes, desires, beliefs, values, and tendencies when confronting their data.  
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participant observation   show
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population   show
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research   show
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show a method of research consisting of an attempt to determine the occurrence of a particular act or opinion i a particular sample of people  
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show a set of concepts arranged so as to explain and/or predict possible and probable relationships  
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show factors whose relationships researchers try to uncover, characteristics that differ (vary) in each individual case  
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The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records the results in called   show
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Once a social scientist has formulated the hypothesis,   show
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The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques.   show
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If a broad spectrum of the population is surveyed at a given times, the study is called   show
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show participant observation  
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Variables that exercise influence on other variables are called   show
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Scientific theories   show
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The hypothesis is a statement of   show
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show set of concepts and generalizations  
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Repeating a research project is called   show
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History is often NOT considered a social science because   show
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show case study  
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The social sciences have   show
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show a subset of a population  
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show only indicates a possible causal relation  
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Scientific conclusions are   show
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show based on controlling a variable and observing the results  
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Statistics that allow researchers to generalize to a population from a sample are called   show
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show a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied  
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