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Dr. Liu participates in a police ride-along program in order to examine the day-to-day activities of police officers. This method of gathering information may best be described as a(n) _____.


A) experimental analysis
B) survey
C) naturalistic observation
D) archival study

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods of describing behavior?


A) Qualitative research focuses on people behaving in natural settings, whereas quantitative research focuses on specific behaviors that can be easily counted.
B) Quantitative research emphasizes collecting information from a few individuals, whereas qualitative research emphasizes collecting data from higher number of individuals.
C) Quantitative research draws conclusions based on interpretations of the investigator, whereas conclusions in qualitative research are based upon statistical analysis of data.
D) Quantitative research focuses on people describing their world in their own words, whereas qualitative research focuses on people describing their experiences under experimental conditions.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Tracy wants to study the different behavioral patterns displayed by the members of her organization through naturalistic participant observation. Which of the following will be true of her study?


A) She might lose the objectivity required to conduct scientific observation.
B) She will not be able to support the results of her study with multiple confirmations.
C) She is unlikely to be biased and her conclusions will be free of subjectivity.
D) She will most likely use quantitative statistical data rather than qualitative data.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Harvey examines baseball records to determine whether National League teams who play the final game of the World Series at home lose more often than American League teams. Which of the following archival research approaches is Harvey using in this scenario?


A) Survey archives
B) Statistical records
C) Self-report
D) Anthropological data

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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