Question 1

Langdon Winner's research on bridges revealed that technologies:

Accepted Answer

A)  Were value-free 
B)  Could be used to integrate individuals into society 
C)  Could be influenced by socio-economic factors 
D)  Are not associated with politics 
A)  Were value-free 
B)  Could be used to integrate individuals into society 
C)  Could be influenced by socio-economic factors 
D)  Are not associated with politics C

Question 2

Which term describes the distinct set of concepts, methods, standards, and theories which make up a specific scientific field:

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific paradigms 
B)  Scientific scripts 
C)  Scientific standards 
D)  Scientific concepts 
A)  Scientific paradigms 
B)  Scientific scripts 
C)  Scientific standards 
D)  Scientific concepts A

Question 3

Which term describes the process of transforming scientific knowledge into a directly useable figure or visual representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The process of inscription 
B)  The process of visual illustration 
C)  Visual aids 
D)  The process of transformation 
A)  The process of inscription 
B)  The process of visual illustration 
C)  Visual aids 
D)  The process of transformation A

Question 4

The term technological determinism is the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Technologies have a causal effect. 
B)  Humans shape technologies 
C)  Humans have agency in how the engage with technologies 
D)  Humans will only be able to advance to a certain extent using technology 
A)  Technologies have a causal effect. 
B)  Humans shape technologies 
C)  Humans have agency in how the engage with technologies 
D)  Humans will only be able to advance to a certain extent using technology

Question 5

Which viewpoint argues that categories of difference such as race and gender are not biologically innate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social categorization 
B)  Biological essentialism 
C)  Social differentiation 
D)  Constructivist 
A)  Social categorization 
B)  Biological essentialism 
C)  Social differentiation 
D)  Constructivist

Question 6

The term program or script describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  The methods used for assembling technologies 
B)  The lifecycle of technologies 
C)  How technologies are inscribed with expectations about their use 
D)  How people can use technologies in a number of different ways 
A)  The methods used for assembling technologies 
B)  The lifecycle of technologies 
C)  How technologies are inscribed with expectations about their use 
D)  How people can use technologies in a number of different ways

Question 7

According to Karl Popper what distinguishes science from pseudo-science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science resists attempts at falsification 
B)  Science can be undertaken in a laboratory setting 
C)  Science aims to falsify its own theories 
D)  Science is undertaken by doctors 
A)  Science resists attempts at falsification 
B)  Science can be undertaken in a laboratory setting 
C)  Science aims to falsify its own theories 
D)  Science is undertaken by doctors

Question 8

Biosociality describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociality formed though biological knowledge 
B)  Sociality formed through familiar bonds 
C)  Sociality formed through physical proximity 
D)  Sociality formed between biologists 
A)  Sociality formed though biological knowledge 
B)  Sociality formed through familiar bonds 
C)  Sociality formed through physical proximity 
D)  Sociality formed between biologists

Question 9

Ruha Benjamin's research on a beauty contest judged by artificial intelligence revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The AI had its own preferences 
B)  The AI was influenced by its designer's preferences 
C)  The AI produced an unbiased selection of human faces 
D)  Beauty was universal 
A)  The AI had its own preferences 
B)  The AI was influenced by its designer's preferences 
C)  The AI produced an unbiased selection of human faces 
D)  Beauty was universal

Question 10

Safiya Noble's research on Google's search engines found that Google's algorithms:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reproduced dominant cultural narratives 
B)  Resisted dominant cultural narratives 
C)  Created novel cultural narratives 
D)  Returned search results based on the user's ethnicity 
A)  Reproduced dominant cultural narratives 
B)  Resisted dominant cultural narratives 
C)  Created novel cultural narratives 
D)  Returned search results based on the user's ethnicity

Langdon Winner's research on bridges revealed that technologies:

Which term describes the distinct set of concepts, methods, standards, and theories which make up a specific scientific field:

Which term describes the process of transforming scientific knowledge into a directly useable figure or visual representation?

The term technological determinism is the notion that:

Which viewpoint argues that categories of difference such as race and gender are not biologically innate?

The term program or script describes:

According to Karl Popper what distinguishes science from pseudo-science?

Biosociality describes:

Ruha Benjamin's research on a beauty contest judged by artificial intelligence revealed that:

Safiya Noble's research on Google's search engines found that Google's algorithms:

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Exam 22: Science and Technology

Langdon Winner's research on bridges revealed that technologies:

Which term describes the distinct set of concepts, methods, standards, and theories which make up a specific scientific field:

Which term describes the process of transforming scientific knowledge into a directly useable figure or visual representation?

The term technological determinism is the notion that:

Which viewpoint argues that categories of difference such as race and gender are not biologically innate?

The term program or script describes:

According to Karl Popper what distinguishes science from pseudo-science?

Biosociality describes:

Ruha Benjamin's research on a beauty contest judged by artificial intelligence revealed that:

Safiya Noble's research on Google's search engines found that Google's algorithms:

What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

What Is Sociological About the Environment

What Is Sociological About Crime

What Is Society

Sociology of an Interconnected World

Classical Sociologies

Contemporary Social Thory

Beyond the Qualitativequantitative Divide

Methods Visual, Internet

Class

Gender

Race

Age

Families and Households

Intimacies and Relationships

Work

Health

Education

Religion

Cultures and Consumption

War and Violence

Migrations

Social Movements

Sociology As a Science

Public Sociology

Filters