Question 1

Social science theories try to explain why aggregated patterns of behavior are so regular,even when the individuals participating in them may change over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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) When serving as jurors,women always generally vote for acquittal. 
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) When serving as jurors,women always generally vote for acquittal. C

Question 3

The basis of knowledge is agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades.Such cause and effect are in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) Theoretical 
B) Idiographic 
C) Probabilistic 
D) Independent 
E) Qualitative 
A) Theoretical 
B) Idiographic 
C) Probabilistic 
D) Independent 
E) Qualitative

Question 5

Qualitative explanations tend to be and quantitative explanations tend to be .

Accepted Answer

A) idiographic;idiographic 
B) nomothetic;nomothetic 
C) idiographic;nomothetic 
D) nomothetic;idiographic 
E) deductive;inductive 
A) idiographic;idiographic 
B) nomothetic;nomothetic 
C) idiographic;nomothetic 
D) nomothetic;idiographic 
E) deductive;inductive

Question 6

What kind of research is involved when an exceptionally talented and noteworthy athlete is interviewed about his physical training regimen?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggregate 
B) Deceptive 
C) Nomothetic 
D) Idiographic 
E) Longitudinal 
A) Aggregate 
B) Deceptive 
C) Nomothetic 
D) Idiographic 
E) Longitudinal

Question 7

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 8

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an aim of social science?

Accepted Answer

A) Find patterns in social life 
B) Predicting social phenomena 
C) Understanding social regularities 
D) Explaining social regularities 
E) Replicating studies 
A) Find patterns in social life 
B) Predicting social phenomena 
C) Understanding social regularities 
D) Explaining social regularities 
E) Replicating studies

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Steve had a hunch that female students were more punctual than males in the classes that he taught.So,he began to keep track for a week in each class of how many male and female students came in after the class was scheduled to begin.His results supported his hypothesis.Steve is using

Accepted Answer

A) inductive reasoning. 
B) qualitative analysis. 
C) deductive reasoning. 
D) ordinary human inquiry. 
E) statistical analysis. 
A) inductive reasoning. 
B) qualitative analysis. 
C) deductive reasoning. 
D) ordinary human inquiry. 
E) statistical analysis.

Question 12

Theory that is logically inconsistent is acceptable as long as it is empirically accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss how scientific inquiry tries to avoid the common pitfalls that produce error in nonscientific inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A typical answer might include the follo

Question 15

There is never a time that we should generalize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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 17

Female,ages 18-25,brown hair,and teacher are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) variables. 
B) social regularities. 
C) aggregates. 
D) attributes. 
E) nomothetic analyses. 
A) variables. 
B) social regularities. 
C) aggregates. 
D) attributes. 
E) nomothetic analyses.

Question 18

Social science theory addresses

Accepted Answer

A) what should be. 
B) what is. 
C) what is not. 
D) beliefs. 
E) philosophy. 
A) what should be. 
B) what is. 
C) what is not. 
D) beliefs. 
E) philosophy.

Question 19

An independent variable is a

Accepted Answer

A) theoretical concept. 
B) variable influencing other variables. 
C) variable influenced by other variables. 
D) set of attributes. 
E) either a variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others. 
A) theoretical concept. 
B) variable influencing other variables. 
C) variable influenced by other variables. 
D) set of attributes. 
E) either a variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Crime rates increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Mr.Smith quitting his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers 
E) Difference in unemployment rates between Black teens and White teens 
A) Crime rates increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Mr.Smith quitting his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers 
E) Difference in unemployment rates between Black teens and White teens

Social science theories try to explain why aggregated patterns of behavior are so regular,even when the individuals participating in them may change over time.

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

The basis of knowledge is agreement.

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades.Such cause and effect are in nature.

Qualitative explanations tend to be and quantitative explanations tend to be .

What kind of research is involved when an exceptionally talented and noteworthy athlete is interviewed about his physical training regimen?

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

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

Which of the following is an aim of social science?

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

Steve had a hunch that female students were more punctual than males in the classes that he taught.So,he began to keep track for a week in each class of how many male and female students came in after the class was scheduled to begin.His results supported his hypothesis.Steve is using

Theory that is logically inconsistent is acceptable as long as it is empirically accurate.

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

Discuss how scientific inquiry tries to avoid the common pitfalls that produce error in nonscientific inquiry.

There is never a time that we should generalize.

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

Female,ages 18-25,brown hair,and teacher are examples of

Social science theory addresses

An independent variable is a

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

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

Exam 1: Human Inquiry and Science

Social science theories try to explain why aggregated patterns of behavior are so regular,even when the individuals participating in them may change over time.

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

The basis of knowledge is agreement.

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades.Such cause and effect are in nature.

Qualitative explanations tend to be and quantitative explanations tend to be .

What kind of research is involved when an exceptionally talented and noteworthy athlete is interviewed about his physical training regimen?

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

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

Which of the following is an aim of social science?

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

Steve had a hunch that female students were more punctual than males in the classes that he taught.So,he began to keep track for a week in each class of how many male and female students came in after the class was scheduled to begin.His results supported his hypothesis.Steve is using

Theory that is logically inconsistent is acceptable as long as it is empirically accurate.

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

Discuss how scientific inquiry tries to avoid the common pitfalls that produce error in nonscientific inquiry.

There is never a time that we should generalize.

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

Female,ages 18-25,brown hair,and teacher are examples of

Social science theory addresses

An independent variable is a

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

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