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Imagine that you are interested in doing an observational study of the behaviors of preteens at a dance. Outline how you would go about conducting such a study. Be sure to define what your behavioral categories would be and how you would make your observations. |
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Discuss some of the issues and problems involved in establishing the reliability of observations made in observational research. What steps can you take to measure and increase reliability? |
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Discuss the procedures used for establishing interrater reliability. In your answer, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure. |
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conducting naturalistic observation. |
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Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative data. |
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Describe and discuss the five steps involved in conducting an ethnographic study. What special issues do you face at each step? |
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You are interested in studying the patterns of social interactions among members of a youth group. Show how you would use sociometric techniques to conduct your study. |
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Design an archival study to investigate some behavior (e.g., specific crimes). In your answer, discuss some of the problems you might face doing your archival study and what steps you might take to overcome the problems. |
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Outline how you would conduct a content analysis of the amount of violence in children's cartoon programming. What would your recording unit be, and how would you make your observations? |
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What are the steps you would take if you wanted to conduct a meta-analysis of literature you are interested in? Under what circumstances would you choose to combine or compare studies? What are some of the problems you will face doing your analysis and what can you do to deal with those problems? |
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