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Research
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The process of systematically collecting info for the purpose of testing an existing theory or generating a new one.
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Debunking
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The unmasking of fallacies in the everyday and official interpretations of society.
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Quantative research
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The goal is scientific objectivity, and the focus is on data that can be measured numerically.
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Qualitative research
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interpretive research rather than statistics is used to analyze underlying meanings and patterns of social relationships
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Independent Variable
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presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable
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Dependent Variable
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assumed to depend on orbe caused by the independent variable(s)
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Survey
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a poll in which the researcher gathers facts or attempts to determine the relationships among facts
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Theory
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a set of logically interrelated statements that attempts to describe, explain, and (occasionally) predict social events.
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Participant Observation
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refers to the process of collecting data while being part of the activities of the group that the researcher is studying.
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Control Group
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contains the subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable.
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Experimental Group
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contains the subjects who are exposed to an independent variable
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Hawthorne Effect
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refers to changes in the subject's behavior caused by the researcher's presence or by the subject's awareness of being studied.
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