Question 1

Which of the following data sources results from drug-testing and interviewing a sample of arrestees?
A) ADAM-II
B) DAWN
C) MTF
D) NSDUH
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

ADAM-II (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) is a data source that results from drug-testing and interviewing a sample of arrestees. The other options (DAWN, MTF, and NSDUH) rely on different data sources and collection methods.

Question 2

MTF collects data in:
A) jails and prisons
B) school classrooms
C) hospitals and morgues
D) the households of respondents
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

MTF (Monitoring the Future) collects data primarily in school classrooms, surveying students about behaviors, attitudes, and values.

Question 3

The drug or drug type most likely to be associated with the number of emergency department visits that take place in the U.S.in recent years is:
A) methamphetamine
B) PCP
C) MDMA (Ecstasy)
D) opiates/narcotics
E) LSD

Accepted Answer

Recent data shows that the number of emergency department visits related to opioids and narcotics has increased significantly in the U.S. over the past decade. This includes overdoses, abuse, and addiction-related issues. In 2017, there were approximately 1.7 million emergency department visits related to opioids/narcotics, making it the drug type most likely to be associated with such visits.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true,as inferred from the available data?
A) Arrestees have much greater rates of illicit drug use than is true of a cross-section of the population as a whole.
B) A cross-section of the population as a whole has a much higher rate of illicit drug use than arrestees.
C) Arrestees and a cross-section of the population as a whole have roughly the same rates of illicit drug use.
D) The rates of drug use among arrestees and a cross-section of the population as a whole remain unknown and unknowable,according to researchers.
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The statement "Arrestees have much greater rates of illicit drug use than is true of a cross-section of the population as a whole" is supported by the given data which showed that 64% of arrestees tested positive for illicit drugs, while only 9.4% of the general population reported using illicit drugs in the past month.

Question 5

The drug of choice among-the drug most likely to be used by-arrestees is:
A) methamphetamine
B) cocaine
C) opiates
D) marijuana
E) oxycodone

Accepted Answer

Marijuana is the most commonly used drug among arrestees, as it is widely available and has a high prevalence of use in the general population.

Question 6

Which of the following data sources is the result of a survey conducted among a sample of households in the United States?
A) ADAM-II
B) DAWN
C) MTF
D) NSDUH
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) is a survey conducted annually among a sample of households in the United States to collect data on drug use and health-related behaviors.

Question 7

Which of the following data sources is drawn preponderantly or exclusively from surveys of 8^th,10^th,and 12^th graders,as well as college students and non-college adults? A) ADAM-II B) DAWN C) MTF D) NSDUH E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

MTF or Monitoring the Future is primarily based on surveys of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, as well as college students and non-college adults. Therefore, the best choice is C. None of the other options are primarily based on these specific survey groups.

Question 8

An example of an inferential statistic is the following statement:
A) In 2011,22.5 million Americans said that they used one or more illicit drugs during the prior month
B) Smokers are more likely to die at 65 than non-smokers are to die at 75
C) The violent crime victimization rate in the U.S.in 2011 declined during the past decade by 30 percent
D) 20-year-olds are 30 times more likely to have taken an illicit substance in the prior month than persons 65 or older
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of an inferential statistic is...

Question 9

Which of the following data sources is drawn from records of untoward drug effects,both fatal and non-fatal?
A) ADAM-II
B) DAWN
C) MTF
D) NSDUH
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

DAWN (Drug Abuse Warning Network) collects data on drug-related emergency department visits and deaths, including those due to untoward drug effects. ADAM-II (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) collects data on drug use among arrestees, MTF (Monitoring the Future) gathers information on drug use trends among youth, and NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) collects data on substance use and mental health among the general population, but none of them specifically focus on adverse drug effects or fatalities.

Question 10

According to the text,which of the following data sources on drugs is so seriously flawed as to be completely worthless to researchers?
A) ADAM-II
B) DAWN
C) MTF
D) NSDUH
E) none of the above data sources is so seriously flawed as to be completely worthless to researchers

Accepted Answer

The text implies that none of the listed data sources are so flawed as to be completely worthless, suggesting that while they may have limitations, they still hold some value for researchers.

Question 11

According to the discussion in the text,most researchers feel that:
A) sampling is typically an even more important problem than lying
B) lying is an even more important problem than sampling
C) sampling and lying are equally important problems for the researcher
D) neither sampling nor lying is important than the researcher
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Most researchers consider sampling to be a more significant issue than lying because it affects the representativeness and validity of research findings.

Question 12

"Inferential" statistics:
A) describe what something is like in quantitative terms
B) describe what something is like in qualitative terms
C) avoid making causal inferences among their variables
D) measure cause-and-effect relationships among two or more variables or factors in qualitative terms
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Inferential" statistics:
A) describe what something is like...

Question 13

Most researchers who conduct surveys:
A) select their samples in a haphazard fashion so that all the biases will cancel one another out
B) select their samples so that they do not look like or reflect the population at large
C) try to select samples so that everyone in their universe,the population at large,has an equal chance of appearing in the sample
D) select every member of the entire population-a total enumeration-so that their data will accurately reflect data about the universe they wish to generalize about
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most researchers who conduct surveys:
A) select their...

Question 14

The national household survey found that during the last decade,virtually all of the increase in drug use in the population that took place was with one drug alone:
A) cocaine
B) ketamine
C) LSD
D) sedatives
E) marijuana

Accepted Answer

The national household survey found that during the last decade, the increase in drug use was primarily with marijuana, as it saw a significant increase in usage among adults. The usage of other drugs such as cocaine, ketamine, LSD, and sedatives did not show such a significant increase during the same period.

Question 15

When we look at drug harms-drugs that are associated with untoward,harmful effects such as hospital admissions and deaths by overdose-which of the following is on a list of the "big four" substances,those that rank high on both lists?
A) marijuana
B) PCP
C) cocaine
D) oxycodone
E) methamphetamine

Accepted Answer

Cocaine is one of the "big four" substances known for high harm potential, including hospital admissions and overdose deaths.

Question 16

ADAM-II indicates that the use of one of the following drug in its samples is highly regionalized?
A) marijuana
B) crack
C) opiates
D) methamphetamine
E) The use of none of these drugs is highly regionalized.

Accepted Answer

ADAM-II data indicates that methamphetamine use is highly regionalized, with higher rates of use found in the western and midwestern regions of the United States.

Question 17

Most sociological researchers conclude about illicit,illegal,unconventional behavior such as drug use that:
A) all people lie so sociologists should ignore and dismiss their answer about it in surveys
B) research should include subjecting their respondents to a lie detector test so that they can verify what they say is true and valid
C) in order to induce respondents to tell the truth,it is necessary to give them a sum of money as an inducement
D) the researcher is likely to receive somewhat inaccurate answers in a survey,but they are approximately or relatively correct,and triangulation helps correct that
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Sociological researchers generally acknowledge that there may be a social desirability bias that leads respondents to give answers that are not completely truthful, especially when it comes to illicit, illegal or unconventional behaviors like drug use. However, researchers also recognize that respondents have various reasons for not being fully honest such as the fear of repercussions or punishment. Thus, while survey results may not be completely accurate, researchers believe that they are still relatively correct, and triangulation with other research methods can help correct some of these inaccuracies.

Question 18

The drug or drug type that is most likely to be associated with the number of drug-related deaths is:
A) benzodiazepines,or the Valium-type sedatives
B) alcohol
C) cocaine
D) opiates
E) antidepressants,such as Prozac or Zoloft

Accepted Answer

Opiates, such as heroin and prescription painkillers like fentanyl, are known to be highly addictive and can lead to overdose deaths. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in opiate-related deaths, making it the most likely drug or drug type to be associated with drug-related deaths.

Question 19

When drug test results were compared with self-reports on surveys of drug use,researchers found that:
A) positive testees were more likely to self-report drug use than negative testees.
B) positive testees were less likely to self-report drug use than negative testees.
C) positive and negative testees were equally as likely to self-report drug use.
D) the degree of correspondence between the results of drug tests and self-report surveys was zero-they had a random relationship with one another.
E) the degree of correspondence between the results of drug tests and self-report surveys remains unknown-and unknowable.

Accepted Answer

Positive testees were more likely to self-report drug use than negative testees, as those who test positive are more likely to acknowledge their drug use.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true? Eating ice cream and rates of rape in an area are:
A) statistically correlated but not causally related
B) causally related but not statistically correlated
C) both statistically correlated and causally related
D) neither statistically correlated nor causally related
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Eating ice cream and rates of rape in an area may be statistically correlated, meaning that they tend to occur together, but this does not imply a causal relationship between the two. The correlation could be explained by a third factor, such as temperature, that affects both ice cream consumption and aggression. Therefore, choice A is the most accurate statement.

Quiz 6: Studying Drug Use

Which of the following data sources results from drug-testing and interviewing a sample of arrestees?

MTF collects data in:

The drug or drug type most likely to be associated with the number of emergency department visits that take place in the U.S.in recent years is:

Which of the following statements is true,as inferred from the available data?

The drug of choice among-the drug most likely to be used by-arrestees is:

Which of the following data sources is the result of a survey conducted among a sample of households in the United States?

Which of the following data sources is drawn preponderantly or exclusively from surveys of 8th,10th,and 12th graders,as well as college students and non-college adults?

An example of an inferential statistic is the following statement:

Which of the following data sources is drawn from records of untoward drug effects,both fatal and non-fatal?

According to the text,which of the following data sources on drugs is so seriously flawed as to be completely worthless to researchers?

According to the discussion in the text,most researchers feel that:

"Inferential" statistics:

Most researchers who conduct surveys:

The national household survey found that during the last decade,virtually all of the increase in drug use in the population that took place was with one drug alone:

When we look at drug harms-drugs that are associated with untoward,harmful effects such as hospital admissions and deaths by overdose-which of the following is on a list of the "big four" substances,those that rank high on both lists?

ADAM-II indicates that the use of one of the following drug in its samples is highly regionalized?

Most sociological researchers conclude about illicit,illegal,unconventional behavior such as drug use that:

The drug or drug type that is most likely to be associated with the number of drug-related deaths is:

When drug test results were compared with self-reports on surveys of drug use,researchers found that:

Which of the following statements is true? Eating ice cream and rates of rape in an area are:

Which of the following data sources is drawn preponderantly or exclusively from surveys of 8^th,10^th,and 12^th graders,as well as college students and non-college adults?