Questionnaires Research Methods Quiz

What is the purpose of questionnaires in sociology research?

• To conduct structured interviews with respondents

• To observe people's behaviors in public places

• To measure people's attitudes, behaviors, and motivations

• To sell products to respondents

How are questionnaires distributed to respondents?

• Through phone calls and text messages

• Through social media platforms only

• Through in-person interviews only

• Through the postal service, email, or external websites

What is the advantage of closed questions in questionnaires?

• They can be turned into quantitative data to give an overview of people's responses

• They provide more contextual qualitative data

• They are less time-consuming to analyze

• They allow respondents to provide their own unique answers

What is a potential disadvantage of using questionnaires in research?

• Guaranteed reliability of data collected

• High level of intrusion on respondents' time

• Low response rate leading to increased costs and time consumption

• Presence of a researcher to show empathy and develop rapport

What is an ethical issue related to questionnaires in research?

• Lack of concern for data security and privacy

• High response rate leading to increased representativeness

• Presence of a researcher to guide respondents through the questionnaire

• Potential distress to respondents, especially when asking about sensitive topics

What is a theoretical issue with closed questions in questionnaires?

• Presence of a researcher to ensure accurate data collection

• Lower validity due to fixed number of responses

• Higher reliability due to variety of responses

• Guaranteed honesty in responses

Which social research study used questionnaires to examine cultural capital in children and their parents?

• Alice Sullivan's study in the education module

• The crime survey of England and Wales

• The census distributed to all households

• A study on customer satisfaction by businesses

What is the purpose of the crime survey of England and Wales?

• To ask respondents if they have been a victim of crime in the past 12 months

• To measure the social and economic background of households

• To gauge customer satisfaction for businesses

• To examine the levels of cultural capital in children and their parents

What is a common use of questionnaires in society?

• To gauge customer satisfaction for businesses

• To conduct in-depth interviews with respondents

• To observe people's behaviors in public places

• To measure the social and economic background of households

What is a potential disadvantage of open questions in questionnaires?

• They guarantee reliability of data collected

• They limit the voice of the respondents

• They provide fixed number of responses

• They can be incredibly time-consuming to analyze