Matching participants on factors such as age, gender, and IQ ...

[MGLQZ]

Matching participants on factors such as age, gender, and IQ during experimental testing supports which of the following characteristics of scientific research?
 
  a. control
  b. operationalism
  c. replication
  d. discoverability

Question 2

Differentiate a typical survey interview versus a typical field interview in three different aspects.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Survey has a clear beginning and end. In field the beginning and end are not clear. Survey has standard questions for all. In field the researcher tailors the questions. Survey should be neutral. In field it should not be neutral, encourage elaboration. Survey the interviewer asks all the questions. In field, conversation.

Survey the interviewer maintains professional tone. In field, more of conversation with distractions.

Survey is one respondent alone. In field, can be groups or single. Survey is closed-ended. In field, open-ended. Survey, interviewer controls the pace. In field, it is combination of researcher and field site person. Survey, the researcher molds the communication pattern. In field, the researcher adjusts to the member's norms. Survey ignores the social context of the interview. In field, the researcher notes the
research context.