Sociology Chapter 2 Flashcards

An abstract system of meaning that enables us to perceive a phenomenon in a certain way.

The research method of extracting data from written documents or recorded materials.

<p>The group not exposed to the independent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variable added to the causal analysis to check the relationship between independent and dependent variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variable that is changed or influenced by another variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A scientific procedure using at least two matched groups to collect and compare data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A concrete statement about the relationship between variables that can be tested.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variable that causes a change or variation in a dependent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship between independent and dependent variables mediated by a third variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pattern where the relationship between two variables depends on the level of a third variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variable affected by an independent variable that also affects the dependent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Measure of central tendency computed by adding figures and dividing by the number of figures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rules and procedures to guide research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship where an increase in one variable is accompanied by a decrease in another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research in which the researcher observes without attempting to control or modify the activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measurable definition of a concept or variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A figure representing causal relationships among variables using causal arrows.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The entire group that a researcher is interested in for generalizing findings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship where an increase in one variable is accompanied by an increase in the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statement of the relationship between two or more abstract concepts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Methods gathering non-numerical data to determine essential characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Methods gathering data based on numbers or amounts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sample selected in such a way that every member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which repeated observations yield similar results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A number of individuals or cases drawn from the population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A procedure involving systematically formulating problems and testing hypotheses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of existing information gathered independently of one's own research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A seemingly causal relationship between two variables affected by a third variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sampling in which a population is divided into groups from which subjects are randomly chosen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A quantitative technique that involves asking people questions about a subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obtaining a sample by following a specific pattern, like selecting every tenth person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A set of logically interrelated propositions explaining a particular process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which observations measure what they are supposed to measure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any concept with two or more values that vary from one case to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers