Question 1

What are the arguments for and against legalized abortion?

Accepted Answer

Arguments for legalized abortion include

Question 2

The Human Genome Project, an effort to map human DNA, is now complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is true about hackers?

Accepted Answer

A) The hacking community has no social norms or values. 
B) Hacking is an increasingly serious problem. 
C) Hackers are pathological, obsessed computer "geeks." 
D) Hackers generally work as double-agents from within the computer security industry. 
A) The hacking community has no social norms or values. 
B) Hacking is an increasingly serious problem. 
C) Hackers are pathological, obsessed computer "geeks." 
D) Hackers generally work as double-agents from within the computer security industry.

Question 4

The decline of U.S.supremacy in science and technology is likely to be the result of which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal government is scaling back its investment in research and development. 
B) Corporations have begun to focus on short-term products and higher profits. 
C) Developing countries have been expanding their scientific and technological capabilities at a faster rate. 
D) All of these 
A) The federal government is scaling back its investment in research and development. 
B) Corporations have begun to focus on short-term products and higher profits. 
C) Developing countries have been expanding their scientific and technological capabilities at a faster rate. 
D) All of these

Question 5

Technology, especially the Internet, has increasingly eliminated the division between social classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States,

Accepted Answer

A) federal funding of scientific projects has been shrinking. 
B) a larger proportion of the wealth is spent on science than in any other nation. 
C) publication in science and engineering journals exceeds that of western European and Asian scientists combined. 
D) the number of patents granted to U.S.companies as a percentage of all patents has increased over the last several decades. 
A) federal funding of scientific projects has been shrinking. 
B) a larger proportion of the wealth is spent on science than in any other nation. 
C) publication in science and engineering journals exceeds that of western European and Asian scientists combined. 
D) the number of patents granted to U.S.companies as a percentage of all patents has increased over the last several decades.

Question 7

Gene monopolies are likely to​

Accepted Answer

A) ​make stem cells more available. 
B) ​increase patient costs. 
C) ​have no effect. 
D) ​eliminate the participation gap. 
A) ​make stem cells more available. 
B) ​increase patient costs. 
C) ​have no effect. 
D) ​eliminate the participation gap.

Question 8

What are the arguments for and against human cloning?

Accepted Answer

Arguments for human cloning include the

Question 9

How do science and technology differ?

Accepted Answer

Science and technology are closely relat

Question 10

Car airbags designed to reduce injury and death are an example of a technological fix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The rates of abortions worldwide are

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing in the developing world. 
B) increasing in the developing world. 
C) staying the same. 
D) virtually eliminated. 
A) decreasing in the developing world. 
B) increasing in the developing world. 
C) staying the same. 
D) virtually eliminated.

Question 12

How does "development" differ from "research?"

Accepted Answer

Development and research are two distinc

Question 13

What is the name for Internet sites where participation requires membership and members regularly communicate with one another?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​word processing 
B) ​membership communities 
C) ​e-families 
D) ​digital drama 
A) ​word processing 
B) ​membership communities 
C) ​e-families 
D) ​digital drama

Question 14

Corporations have begun to focus on short-term gains rather than long-term research and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of "electronic redlining?"

Accepted Answer

A) computer surveillance of employee productivity 
B) the sale of personal information obtained on the Internet 
C) the creation of a paperless corporation where all intraorganization communication is conducted via computer 
D) the tendency for telephone and cable companies to fail to lay fiber optics in inner-city neighborhoods 
A) computer surveillance of employee productivity 
B) the sale of personal information obtained on the Internet 
C) the creation of a paperless corporation where all intraorganization communication is conducted via computer 
D) the tendency for telephone and cable companies to fail to lay fiber optics in inner-city neighborhoods

Question 16

Edith must make a special trip to the computer lab on campus to print out a copy of her research paper.She does most of her work on her mobile device and does not have a printer at home.This is an example of the​

Accepted Answer

A) ​socioeconomic computer status. 
B) ​participation gap. 
C) ​net neutrality. 
D) ​Internet injustice. 
A) ​socioeconomic computer status. 
B) ​participation gap. 
C) ​net neutrality. 
D) ​Internet injustice.

Question 17

Mechanization refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) use of self-operating machines. 
B) use of tools to accomplish tasks that people used to do by hand. 
C) process of discovering, explaining, and predicting phenomena. 
D) application of science to solve problems. 
A) use of self-operating machines. 
B) use of tools to accomplish tasks that people used to do by hand. 
C) process of discovering, explaining, and predicting phenomena. 
D) application of science to solve problems.

Question 18

Which of the following illustrates genetic engineering?

Accepted Answer

A) using DNA evidence to help determine the guilt or innocence of an alleged criminal offender 
B) a genetic test that determines if a pregnant woman is expecting a male or female child 
C) self-insecticiding plants 
D) discovery of the specific strand of DNA that produces Alzheimer's disease 
A) using DNA evidence to help determine the guilt or innocence of an alleged criminal offender 
B) a genetic test that determines if a pregnant woman is expecting a male or female child 
C) self-insecticiding plants 
D) discovery of the specific strand of DNA that produces Alzheimer's disease

Question 19

According to your text, cultural lag occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) development of the material part of culture lags behind the technology of a culture. 
B) the material part of culture changes at a faster pace than the nonmaterial part of culture. 
C) communication messages take longer than one minute to transfer from the sender to the recipient. 
D) technological production is flawed and costs money and lives. 
A) development of the material part of culture lags behind the technology of a culture. 
B) the material part of culture changes at a faster pace than the nonmaterial part of culture. 
C) communication messages take longer than one minute to transfer from the sender to the recipient. 
D) technological production is flawed and costs money and lives.

Question 20

How has technology changed the practice of selling cars?

Accepted Answer

A) Consumers are less likely to get loans as vehicles have become more expensive due to technology. 
B) Vehicles with a lot of technology are more likely to wear out sooner. 
C) Customers with low-credit scores are more likely to get loans as the technology has made it less likely they will default on their loans. 
D) The cost of vehicles has risen out of the reach of most American families. 
A) Consumers are less likely to get loans as vehicles have become more expensive due to technology. 
B) Vehicles with a lot of technology are more likely to wear out sooner. 
C) Customers with low-credit scores are more likely to get loans as the technology has made it less likely they will default on their loans. 
D) The cost of vehicles has risen out of the reach of most American families.

What are the arguments for and against legalized abortion?

The Human Genome Project, an effort to map human DNA, is now complete.

Which of the following is true about hackers?

The decline of U.S.supremacy in science and technology is likely to be the result of which of the following factors?

Technology, especially the Internet, has increasingly eliminated the division between social classes.

In the United States,

Gene monopolies are likely to

What are the arguments for and against human cloning?

How do science and technology differ?

Car airbags designed to reduce injury and death are an example of a technological fix.

The rates of abortions worldwide are

How does "development" differ from "research?"

What is the name for Internet sites where participation requires membership and members regularly communicate with one another?

Corporations have begun to focus on short-term gains rather than long-term research and development.

Which of the following is an example of "electronic redlining?"

Edith must make a special trip to the computer lab on campus to print out a copy of her research paper.She does most of her work on her mobile device and does not have a printer at home.This is an example of the

Mechanization refers to the

Which of the following illustrates genetic engineering?

According to your text, cultural lag occurs when

How has technology changed the practice of selling cars?

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Exam 14: Science and Technology

What are the arguments for and against legalized abortion?

The Human Genome Project, an effort to map human DNA, is now complete.

Which of the following is true about hackers?

The decline of U.S.supremacy in science and technology is likely to be the result of which of the following factors?

Technology, especially the Internet, has increasingly eliminated the division between social classes.

In the United States,

Gene monopolies are likely to​

What are the arguments for and against human cloning?

How do science and technology differ?

Car airbags designed to reduce injury and death are an example of a technological fix.

The rates of abortions worldwide are

How does "development" differ from "research?"

What is the name for Internet sites where participation requires membership and members regularly communicate with one another?​

Corporations have begun to focus on short-term gains rather than long-term research and development.

Which of the following is an example of "electronic redlining?"

Edith must make a special trip to the computer lab on campus to print out a copy of her research paper.She does most of her work on her mobile device and does not have a printer at home.This is an example of the​

Mechanization refers to the

Which of the following illustrates genetic engineering?

According to your text, cultural lag occurs when

How has technology changed the practice of selling cars?

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Gene monopolies are likely to

What is the name for Internet sites where participation requires membership and members regularly communicate with one another?

Edith must make a special trip to the computer lab on campus to print out a copy of her research paper.She does most of her work on her mobile device and does not have a printer at home.This is an example of the