Deck 8: Unobtrusive Measures in Research

Question 1

What aspect of research do unobtrusive measures circumvent?

A)Unethical practices
B)Researcher bias
C)Researcher reactivity
D)Unsound methods

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Dr.Parker is examining which books in a library are the most popular.She is looking at which books show the most wear and tear.This situation is an example of which measure?

A)Official documentary records
B)Accretion
C)Physical erosion
D)Archival strategies

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Using publicly published police records and the accompanying video or audio recordings of the police report to study crimes committed during the day or evening of the published account is an example of which type of unobtrusive method?

A)Official documentary records
B)Accretion
C)Physical erosion
D)Archival strategies

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The most widely accepted type of private archival material used in research is the

A)letter.
B)diary.
C)autobiography.
D)blog.

Question 5

An example of a type of measure is an analysis of the possessions that people of wealth display conspicuously to explain the social identities of the leisure class.What type of trace record is this study examining?

A)Official documentary records
B)Accretion
C)Physical erosion
D)Archival strategies

Question 6

Using the court transcripts of the O.J.Simpson trial to create a commentary on the exchanges between the defense and prosecution is an example of

A)actuarial records.
B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.

Question 7

Dr.Adler is studying the graffiti on a wall in a part of town.She analyzes the different layers of graffiti to see which gangs have had dominance over time.This situation is an example of a.measures of

A)official documentary records.
B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.

Question 8

Using a blogger's entries as a digital journal of the blog writer's life to study an aspect of the blogger population is an example of using which type of unobtrusive method?

A)Official documentary records
B)Accretion
C)Physical erosion
D)Archival strategies

Question 9

Studying tombstones to create social comparisons between cemetery structure and social structure is an example of

A)official documentary records.
B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.

Question 10

An underutilized type of private archival material used in research is the

A)letter.
B)diary.
C)autobiography.
D)blog.

Question 11

The private archival material that is geared for a dual audience,and must involve a consideration of the social roles and personal relationships of both the writer and the reader,is the

A)letter.
B)diary.
C)autobiography.
D)blog.

Question 12

Using the wear down of tiles in a museum to estimate the popularity of certain exhibits is an example of

A)official documentary records.
B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.

Question 13

A type of record in which researchers serve as editors and commentators to eliminate any repetition in descriptions and shorten lengthy discourses.Researchers highlight selected segments and delete other segments.This type of record is called

A)private archives.
B)comprehensive autobiography.
C)edited autobiography.
D)topical autobiography.

Question 14

Dr.Luiz is working on an ethnography.Which type of official documentary record is most likely to use today?

A)Videotaped records
B)Voting records
C)Police blotters
D)Newsletters

Question 15

Which research technique must researchers be sure to employ to corroborate data obtained unobtrusively?

A)Science of garbology
B)Covert observations
C)Triangulation
D)Coding