Question 1

We can predict without understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A form of human interference in which what we learn about society can change reality so what we learned is not true is known as being:

Accepted Answer

A) trivial 
B) exceptional 
C) recursive 
D) dismissive 
E) evolutionary 
A) trivial 
B) exceptional 
C) recursive 
D) dismissive 
E) evolutionary

Question 3

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A) Why crime rates are increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Why Mr.Smith quit his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers 
E) Why unemployment rates are higher for Black teens than White teens 
A) Why crime rates are increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Why Mr.Smith quit his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers 
E) Why unemployment rates are higher for Black teens than White teens

Question 4

A study reported in American Sociological Review (1994)was entitled "Race Differences in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent Women." The dependent variable was probably:

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) sexual activity 
C) adolescence 
D) women 
E) there is no independent variable 
A) race 
B) sexual activity 
C) adolescence 
D) women 
E) there is no independent variable

Question 5

The dichotomy of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is the duality of:

Accepted Answer

A) idiographic versus nomothetic thinking 
B) determinism versus agency 
C) induction versus deduction 
D) epistemology versus methodology 
E) qualitative versus quantitative 
A) idiographic versus nomothetic thinking 
B) determinism versus agency 
C) induction versus deduction 
D) epistemology versus methodology 
E) qualitative versus quantitative

Question 6

Which of the following is most likely to be a list of variables?

Accepted Answer

A) Female,Jewish,educational level 
B) Plumber,professor,dentist 
C) Occupation,political party preference,birthrate 
D) 21,violent,social class 
E) Dishonest,conservative,farmer 
A) Female,Jewish,educational level 
B) Plumber,professor,dentist 
C) Occupation,political party preference,birthrate 
D) 21,violent,social class 
E) Dishonest,conservative,farmer

Question 7

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Epistemology is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) the science of knowing 
B) the discovery of reality through experimentation 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement 
D) the science of finding out 
E) the logical aspect of research 
A) the science of knowing 
B) the discovery of reality through experimentation 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement 
D) the science of finding out 
E) the logical aspect of research

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an aim of social science?

Accepted Answer

A) Judging social values 
B) Predicting social phenomena 
C) Understanding social regularities 
D) Explaining social regularities 
E) All of these choices are aims of social science 
A) Judging social values 
B) Predicting social phenomena 
C) Understanding social regularities 
D) Explaining social regularities 
E) All of these choices are aims of social science

Question 10

There is never a time that we should generalize

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is TRUE of quantification?

Accepted Answer

A) It often makes our observations more explicit 
B) It can make it easier to aggregate data 
C) It can make it easier to summarize data 
D) It opens up the possibility of statistical analysis 
E) All of these choices are TRUE 
A) It often makes our observations more explicit 
B) It can make it easier to aggregate data 
C) It can make it easier to summarize data 
D) It opens up the possibility of statistical analysis 
E) All of these choices are TRUE

Question 12

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps avoid the task of starting from scratch in our search for regularities 
B) It demonstrates that knowledge is cumulative 
C) The jumping off part for the development of knowledge is often the inherited body of information 
D) It enables us to seek a different understanding of what we all know to be true 
E) All of these choices are TRUE 
A) It helps avoid the task of starting from scratch in our search for regularities 
B) It demonstrates that knowledge is cumulative 
C) The jumping off part for the development of knowledge is often the inherited body of information 
D) It enables us to seek a different understanding of what we all know to be true 
E) All of these choices are TRUE

Question 13

Methodology is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) the science of knowing 
B) the science of finding out 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement 
D) the discovery of reality through personal experience 
E) the logical aspect of science 
A) the science of knowing 
B) the science of finding out 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement 
D) the discovery of reality through personal experience 
E) the logical aspect of science

Question 14

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern,the pattern is invalid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Social scientific theory aims at the determination of logical and persistent patterns of regularities in social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Professor Rodgers found that the average level of happiness reported by people under 65 years of age declined from 1957 to 1970.However,for this same group,the average level of happiness increased slightly from 1970 to 1978.Rodgers also found that the average level of happiness reported by people age 65 and older increased from 1957 to 1978.A(the)variable(s)in this study is(are):

Accepted Answer

A) aged 65 and older 
B) less than age 65 
C) age 
D) age 65 
E) all of these choices are variables 
A) aged 65 and older 
B) less than age 65 
C) age 
D) age 65 
E) all of these choices are variables

Question 17

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) When serving as jurors,women always vote for acquittal. 
B) When serving as jurors,women never vote for acquittal. 
C) When serving as jurors,women tend to vote for acquittal. 
D) When serving as jurors,women do not vote for acquittal. 
E) None of these choices 
A) When serving as jurors,women always vote for acquittal. 
B) When serving as jurors,women never vote for acquittal. 
C) When serving as jurors,women tend to vote for acquittal. 
D) When serving as jurors,women do not vote for acquittal. 
E) None of these choices

We can predict without understanding.

A form of human interference in which what we learn about society can change reality so what we learned is not true is known as being:

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

A study reported in American Sociological Review (1994)was entitled "Race Differences in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent Women." The dependent variable was probably:

The dichotomy of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is the duality of:

Which of the following is most likely to be a list of variables?

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Epistemology is best described as:

Which of the following is NOT an aim of social science?

There is never a time that we should generalize

Which of the following is TRUE of quantification?

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Methodology is best described as:

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern,the pattern is invalid.

Social scientific theory aims at the determination of logical and persistent patterns of regularities in social life.

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Paradigms, Theory, and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 1: Human Inquiry and Science

We can predict without understanding.

A form of human interference in which what we learn about society can change reality so what we learned is not true is known as being:

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

A study reported in American Sociological Review (1994)was entitled "Race Differences in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent Women." The dependent variable was probably:

The dichotomy of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is the duality of:

Which of the following is most likely to be a list of variables?

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Epistemology is best described as:

Which of the following is NOT an aim of social science?

There is never a time that we should generalize

Which of the following is TRUE of quantification?

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Methodology is best described as:

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern,the pattern is invalid.

Social scientific theory aims at the determination of logical and persistent patterns of regularities in social life.

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Paradigms, Theory, and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters