Author Question: Dr. Nash wants to conduct research on spousal abuse. Why would Dr. Nash be unwise to use ... (Read 92 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Dr. Nash wants to conduct research on spousal abuse. Why would Dr. Nash be unwise to use observational methods for this topic?

a. Participants will lie to him about being abused.
b. Abuse is usually something that occurs privately.
c. There actually are no drawbacks to using observational methods.
d. He will be unable to remain neutral.

Question 2

Professor Rothman is interested in tracking changes in racial stereotypes in the U.S. If he decides to conduct an archival analysis, he should

a. interview multiple generations in families of different race and ethnicities.
b. record how minorities are portrayed in cartoons in the New Yorker magazine from 19402010.
c. ask his students to report their impressions of how different ethnic groups are portrayed on television.
d. compare the results of opinion polls taken over five decades.