Which Sociological Research Method Is Best Used to Study What

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which sociological research method is best used to study what cannot be directly observed,such as attitudes and values,among large numbers of people?

• A)the experiment
• B)the survey
• C)participant observation
• D)secondary analysis

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Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

The difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Neo-Piagetians

Developmentalists who have elaborated on Piaget’s theory, believing that children’s cognitive development is more specific in many respects than Piaget thought and giving more emphasis to how children use memory, attention, and strategies to process information.

Zone Of Proximal Development

A concept in Vygotsky's theory that represents the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Scaffolding

An educational technique that involves giving students support at the beginning of a learning process and gradually removing it to promote independent learning.