{"id":1026,"date":"2024-03-05T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:10:07","slug":"who-opined-that-controlled-comparison-was-an-alternative-to-experimentation-for-some-positivists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-opined-that-controlled-comparison-was-an-alternative-to-experimentation-for-some-positivists\/","title":{"rendered":"Who opined that controlled comparison was an alternative to experimentation for some positivists ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97da22dd055\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Nicholas Timasheff                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Karl Pearson                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    C.A. 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Moser.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Timasheff was a Russian-American sociologist who was born in 1886 and died in 1973. He is best known for his work on social theory and the sociology of law.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Pearson was a British statistician and mathematician who was born in 1857 and died in 1936. He is best known for his work on probability theory and statistics.<\/p>\n<p>C.A. Moser was a British statistician who was born in 1923 and died in 2015. He is best known for his work on survey methodology.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Cohen was an American psychologist who was born in 1923 and died in 2014. He is best known for his work on the theory of social cognition.<\/p>\n<p>In his book &#8220;The Methodology of Social Research&#8221;, Moser argues that controlled comparison is an alternative to experimentation for some positivists. He states that &#8220;controlled <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                 <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> comparison is a method of research which is used to investigate the causes of social phenomena by comparing the characteristics of two or more groups of people who differ in one respect but are similar in other respects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moser argues that controlled comparison is a valuable tool for positivists because it allows them to investigate the causes of social phenomena without having to manipulate the independent variable. 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