What are the advantages and disadvantages of an experiment?
a) Advantage: Good for gathering information about issues that are not directly observed; Disadvantage: The data were collected for another purpose and therefore the researcher cannot control what variables were included.
b) Advantage: Good for exploratory and descriptive study in a natural setting; Disadvantage: Potential for a low response rate.
c) Advantage: Group interaction may produce more valuable insights than individual surveys; Disadvantage: Research must balance roles of participant and observer.
d) Advantage: Saves the expense and time of original data collection; Disadvantage: There are none.
e) Advantage: Provides greatest opportunity to assess cause and effect; Disadvantage: The setting may have an artificial quality about it.
Ques. 2Conventionals believe that the normal family is conjugal.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3Which of the following transmits HIV?
A) blood donations
B) toilet seats
C)sneezing
D) oral sex
Ques. 4Which of the following is a primary reason why women are increasingly working outside the home?
A) Women have lesser educational qualifications than men.
B) The role ofa homemaker today is considered more fulfilling than a professional career.
C) Traditional gender roles are reinforced by the society.
D) Women experience personal satisfaction by pursuing a career.
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