Question 1

Anthropology is the study of the relationship between:

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A)  environment and trading systems. 
B)  biological traits and socially acquired characteristics. 
C)  physics and biology. 
D)  marketing strategies and geography
(climate and resource allocation systems). 
A)  environment and trading systems. 
B)  biological traits and socially acquired characteristics. 
C)  physics and biology. 
D)  marketing strategies and geography
(climate and resource allocation systems). B

Question 2

Modern science is based on the assumption that:

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A)  this is an orderly universe. 
B)  cause and effect are not important. 
C)  all phenomena are simple. 
D)  there are only two scientific laws. 
A)  this is an orderly universe. 
B)  cause and effect are not important. 
C)  all phenomena are simple. 
D)  there are only two scientific laws. A

Question 3

If the social sciences are ever going to have a unified theory, it will be because people started thinking about the rules and how the various rules of the social sciences fit together.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The social science method that involves making a detailed examination and analysis of a particular issue or problem situation is called the:

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A)  comparative method. 
B)  case method. 
C)  historical method. 
D)  cross-cultural method. 
A)  comparative method. 
B)  case method. 
C)  historical method. 
D)  cross-cultural method.

Question 5

Social science disciplines are clearly defined so that no two fields cover the same subjects.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the difference between common sense and educated common sense? Why is the distinction important in science?

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Unlike common sense, educated common sen

Question 7

There are many different social science disciplines with varying approaches, but in understanding modern problems, social scientists need to know:

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A)  which discipline is the best. 
B)  less about the past. 
C)  more about their own specialty. 
D)  how the social sciences interrelate. 
A)  which discipline is the best. 
B)  less about the past. 
C)  more about their own specialty. 
D)  how the social sciences interrelate.

Question 8

Explain the role of the Impartial Spectator in Social Science.

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The Impartial Spectator is an approach t

Question 9

The function of social science is not primarily to determine social objectives but instead to discover how our objectives can be achieved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Since its conception, social science has entwined two aspects. Sometimes it is simply trying to achieve a limited understanding of our place in the cosmos, and at other times it is trying to:

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A)  finalize an unlimited, complete explanation of human total reality. 
B)  evolve into a theology of human behavior. 
C)  change society. 
D)  become a physical science. 
A)  finalize an unlimited, complete explanation of human total reality. 
B)  evolve into a theology of human behavior. 
C)  change society. 
D)  become a physical science.

Question 11

During the Enlightenment, people began to believe that society and culture are themselves the products of history and the evolution of culture. The Enlightenment is important in the origins of:

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A)  medieval science. 
B)  social science. 
C)  classical Greek philosophy. 
D)  the idea that civilization did not improve. 
A)  medieval science. 
B)  social science. 
C)  classical Greek philosophy. 
D)  the idea that civilization did not improve.

Question 12

There is little agreement among specialists in a particular social science about what distinguishes their field from others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some of the concerns of geography are ecology, climate, resources, and:

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A)  individual emotions. 
B)  demography. 
C)  monetary policy. 
D)  the theory of the state. 
A)  individual emotions. 
B)  demography. 
C)  monetary policy. 
D)  the theory of the state.

Question 14

Thomas Kuhn argued that scientific progression occurs by paradigm shifts. A paradigm is:

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A)  a scientific method and the technology that supports it. 
B)  a scientific record-keeping method. 
C)  a scientific theory and the core of beliefs that surrounds it. 
D)  a way of understanding without evidence. 
A)  a scientific method and the technology that supports it. 
B)  a scientific record-keeping method. 
C)  a scientific theory and the core of beliefs that surrounds it. 
D)  a way of understanding without evidence.

Question 15

What is the distinction between correlation and causation? Give a hypothetical example that might occur in social research to demonstrate each.

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Whereas causation implies that changes i

Question 16

Controlled experiments play a very important role in the scientific method.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How are the generalizations or laws that social scientists can make related to those that a physical scientist can make?

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A)  They can only be applied in theoretical, not practical, situations. 
B)  Physical scientists use the laws of social science to substantiate their theories. 
C)  All laws of social science are derived from the laws of physical science. 
D)  They are less definite and certain. 
A)  They can only be applied in theoretical, not practical, situations. 
B)  Physical scientists use the laws of social science to substantiate their theories. 
C)  All laws of social science are derived from the laws of physical science. 
D)  They are less definite and certain.

Question 18

Educated common sense:

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A)  has no place in science. 
B)  has been important in the past but is unnecessary today. 
C)  is important in the social sciences. 
D)  is better than any rules about science. 
A)  has no place in science. 
B)  has been important in the past but is unnecessary today. 
C)  is important in the social sciences. 
D)  is better than any rules about science.

Question 19

Social scientists find statistics useful because of the:

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A)  possible insights into social problems and relationships. 
B)  ability to measure social welfare. 
C)  self-evident nature of statistical data. 
D)  lack of a necessity to interpret statistics. 
A)  possible insights into social problems and relationships. 
B)  ability to measure social welfare. 
C)  self-evident nature of statistical data. 
D)  lack of a necessity to interpret statistics.

Question 20

New fields of social science are evolving, such as cognitive science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Social Science and Its Methods

Anthropology is the study of the relationship between:

Modern science is based on the assumption that:

If the social sciences are ever going to have a unified theory, it will be because people started thinking about the rules and how the various rules of the social sciences fit together.

The social science method that involves making a detailed examination and analysis of a particular issue or problem situation is called the:

Social science disciplines are clearly defined so that no two fields cover the same subjects.

What is the difference between common sense and educated common sense? Why is the distinction important in science?

There are many different social science disciplines with varying approaches, but in understanding modern problems, social scientists need to know:

Explain the role of the Impartial Spectator in Social Science.

The function of social science is not primarily to determine social objectives but instead to discover how our objectives can be achieved.

Since its conception, social science has entwined two aspects. Sometimes it is simply trying to achieve a limited understanding of our place in the cosmos, and at other times it is trying to:

During the Enlightenment, people began to believe that society and culture are themselves the products of history and the evolution of culture. The Enlightenment is important in the origins of:

There is little agreement among specialists in a particular social science about what distinguishes their field from others.

Some of the concerns of geography are ecology, climate, resources, and:

Thomas Kuhn argued that scientific progression occurs by paradigm shifts. A paradigm is:

What is the distinction between correlation and causation? Give a hypothetical example that might occur in social research to demonstrate each.

Controlled experiments play a very important role in the scientific method.

How are the generalizations or laws that social scientists can make related to those that a physical scientist can make?

Educated common sense:

Social scientists find statistics useful because of the:

New fields of social science are evolving, such as cognitive science.

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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