Use an example to discuss what conceptualization is and the importance of this step to the research process.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Example should contain information about conceptualization being necessary for ensuring everyone understands what is contained in each construct and what each means: It is necessary for operationalization or measurement of constructs. It is how the researcher breaks down the construct into smaller pieces. Examples will vary.
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What will be an ideal response?
Howard and Hollander are most certain that
a. sexual orientation is biological. b. sexual orientation is social. c. sexual orientation has different meanings in different social contexts. d. sexual orientation is really a fiction.
William Robinson, a sociologist, found that during the 1930s there was a positive relationship between the literacy rate and percentage of the population that was foreign born. If you concluded on this basis that your neighbor, Yasmine, who is a foreign-born resident, has a higher literacy rate than other native-born residents, you would be committing the
a. individualistic fallacy. b. ex post facto fallacy. c. ecological fallacy. d. part-whole fallacy. e. secondary data fallacy.
Survey data are collected by using all of these methods EXCEPT
a. field research. b. structured interviews. c. face-to-face questionnaires. d. self-administered questionnaires.