Turning Research Questions into HypothesesIn this exercise, you will practice creating hypotheses and operationalizing variables for research questions.Take the research questions below as a starting point. Develop hypotheses related to each research question. Once you have developed these hypotheses, operationalize each variable in your hypotheses. For example, consider the research question "How do hospital environments shape recovery times for patients?" You might write the hypothesis "Patients who have quieter hospital rooms will recover from abdominal surgery faster than those with noisy rooms." This hypothesis includes two variables: recovery time and loudness of hospital rooms. You might operationalize these variables by saying that recovery time is measured by counting the number
of days from when the abdominal surgery occurred until patients say that they are able to go back to their normal activities. And you might operationalize loudness of hospital rooms by using a sound level meter to measure the number of decibels of noise in the hospital room at six specific times throughout the day, perhaps 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., 9 p.m., 1 a.m., and 5 a.m.How can introductory sociology courses be designed to improve students' learning of sociology?
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested Answer: varies
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A(n) _________________________ is a household consisting of husband, wife, and children
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Which of the following is true when a culture's food supply is unreliable and people are hungry?
A) Short men are considered more attractive than tall men. B) Highly educated men are considered more attractive than less educated men. C) Heavy women are considered more attractive than slender women. D) Tall women are considered more attractive than short women.
Tim is a construction worker who is unemployed. He blames the recent influx of Mexican immigrants for his inability to get a new job. This is an example of ___.
A. prejudice B. pluralism C. immigration D. scapegoating E. new racism
SAGE News Clips: Analyzing GarbageDescription: Anthropologist Robin Nagle has been dubbed New York's very own "garbage guru." Nagle, a professor at New York University, has been analyzing garbage for over a year, investigating what she refers to as our "throwaway culture." Watch this video to learn more about how Nagle studies the people of New York by looking at what they throw away.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 51, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Some researchers might want to replicate Nagle's study to check on the ______ of the findings.
A. validity B. negative correlation C. operational definition D. reliability