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.What is the relationship between neighborhood disorder and crime rates?
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested Answer: varies
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Which of the following principles comprise the foundation for the labeling theory of deviant and delinquent behavior?
a. only social status b. only social roles c. only social expectations d. social status, social roles, and social expectations
In which century did scholars begin to accumulate new and important knowledge about human anatomy, physiology, neurology, chemistry, and general medicine?
a. seventeenth b. eighteenth c. nineteenth d. twentieth
People can manage stress better if:
A. they pull together rather than apart. B. they look for something positive in every situation. C. they are able to cry and look for humor. D. all of these answers are correct.