Question 1

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlling for education and income, studies have found that White adults use the Internet less than other groups. 
B)  In comparison to women, men used a higher proportion of their computer time playing video games. 
C)  Playing video games is inversely associated with poor academic performance. 
D)  In comparison to other racial groups, Blacks were more likely to use the Internet for religious/spiritual purposes. 
A)  Controlling for education and income, studies have found that White adults use the Internet less than other groups. 
B)  In comparison to women, men used a higher proportion of their computer time playing video games. 
C)  Playing video games is inversely associated with poor academic performance. 
D)  In comparison to other racial groups, Blacks were more likely to use the Internet for religious/spiritual purposes. A

Question 2

The successful use of tools necessary for survival occurs during which life stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood 
A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood B

Question 3

Which of the following is not an example of technological diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone 
B)  Usage of high-yield modified seeds by Indian farmers that were developed in the United States 
C)  Spread of the printing press from its invention in France throughout Europe 
D)  Expansion of sanitation innovations throughout the Roman Empire 
A)  Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone 
B)  Usage of high-yield modified seeds by Indian farmers that were developed in the United States 
C)  Spread of the printing press from its invention in France throughout Europe 
D)  Expansion of sanitation innovations throughout the Roman Empire A

Question 4

Risk for sexual victimization over the Internet decreases as one moves from childhood into adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Other than humans, chimpanzees have the greatest tool use of all species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination have the greatest impact on which life stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood 
A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood

Question 7

Comparisons between brain-imaging scans of experienced and nonexperienced Internet users suggest that technology can affect our biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Developed by Marvin Harris, which theory attributes subsistence and related technologies and reproduction as the primary instigators of social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecological materialism 
B)  Ecological evolutionary 
C)  Cultural evolutionary 
D)  Cultural materialism 
A)  Ecological materialism 
B)  Ecological evolutionary 
C)  Cultural evolutionary 
D)  Cultural materialism

Question 9

Nearly everything humans do involves some form of technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What persuades individuals to participate in social media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Desire (biological) 
B)  Thought processes (brain) 
C)  Environment (physical and social) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Desire (biological) 
B)  Thought processes (brain) 
C)  Environment (physical and social) 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Developed by Gerhard Lenski, which theory identifies interactions between differing technological bases as the primary instigator for social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecological materialism 
B)  Ecological evolutionary 
C)  Cultural evolutionary 
D)  Cultural materialism 
A)  Ecological materialism 
B)  Ecological evolutionary 
C)  Cultural evolutionary 
D)  Cultural materialism

Question 12

In a 1997 study, airline employees from which country were found to have the least acceptance of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  All countries had equivalent levels of technology acceptance 
A)  Sweden 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  All countries had equivalent levels of technology acceptance

Question 13

Age directly impacts one's adoption and use of new technologies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Technologies related to earning money become emphasized during which life stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood 
A)  Fetal environment and infancy 
B)  Early childhood and childhood 
C)  Adolescence 
D)  Adulthood

Question 15

Which of the following statements about Internet addiction is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 1996 study of dependent and nondependent Internet users found few differences between the two groups when looking for personal impairments, such as academic, relational, and financial. 
B)  Men are more likely than women to have an Internet addiction. 
C)  Internet addiction is found to co-occur with other disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. 
D)  Internet addiction is estimated to affect 1% of the population. 
A)  A 1996 study of dependent and nondependent Internet users found few differences between the two groups when looking for personal impairments, such as academic, relational, and financial. 
B)  Men are more likely than women to have an Internet addiction. 
C)  Internet addiction is found to co-occur with other disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. 
D)  Internet addiction is estimated to affect 1% of the population.

Question 16

Using the Five Factor Model of Personality, which personality traits were more common in bloggers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness to experience 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Neuroticism 
D)  Both A and C 
A)  Openness to experience 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Neuroticism 
D)  Both A and C

Question 17

Burkhardt and Brass's 1990 study exploring the relationship between computer technology and power in an organization found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  No correlation existed between technological advancements and power. 
B)  The first employees to take advantage of new technological advancements had fewer opportunities to increase their power within the organization. 
C)  The first employees to take advantage of new technological advancements had greater opportunities to increase their power within the organization. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  No correlation existed between technological advancements and power. 
B)  The first employees to take advantage of new technological advancements had fewer opportunities to increase their power within the organization. 
C)  The first employees to take advantage of new technological advancements had greater opportunities to increase their power within the organization. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 18

Social media was the first form of communication to spread rapidly across the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The dominance of technology is a recent phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe ways in which the distribution of technology throughout society is affected by the following: power, gender and race, and national origin.

Accepted Answer

a. Power: Burkhardt and Brass (1990) fou

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The successful use of tools necessary for survival occurs during which life stage?

Which of the following is not an example of technological diffusion?

Risk for sexual victimization over the Internet decreases as one moves from childhood into adolescence.

Other than humans, chimpanzees have the greatest tool use of all species.

Reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination have the greatest impact on which life stage?

Comparisons between brain-imaging scans of experienced and nonexperienced Internet users suggest that technology can affect our biology.

Developed by Marvin Harris, which theory attributes subsistence and related technologies and reproduction as the primary instigators of social change?

Nearly everything humans do involves some form of technology.

What persuades individuals to participate in social media?

Developed by Gerhard Lenski, which theory identifies interactions between differing technological bases as the primary instigator for social change?

In a 1997 study, airline employees from which country were found to have the least acceptance of technology?

Age directly impacts one's adoption and use of new technologies.

Technologies related to earning money become emphasized during which life stage?

Which of the following statements about Internet addiction is false?

Using the Five Factor Model of Personality, which personality traits were more common in bloggers?

Burkhardt and Brass's 1990 study exploring the relationship between computer technology and power in an organization found that:

Social media was the first form of communication to spread rapidly across the globe.

The dominance of technology is a recent phenomenon.

Describe ways in which the distribution of technology throughout society is affected by the following: power, gender and race, and national origin.

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Exam 11: Technology

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The successful use of tools necessary for survival occurs during which life stage?

Which of the following is not an example of technological diffusion?

Risk for sexual victimization over the Internet decreases as one moves from childhood into adolescence.

Other than humans, chimpanzees have the greatest tool use of all species.

Reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination have the greatest impact on which life stage?

Comparisons between brain-imaging scans of experienced and nonexperienced Internet users suggest that technology can affect our biology.

Developed by Marvin Harris, which theory attributes subsistence and related technologies and reproduction as the primary instigators of social change?

Nearly everything humans do involves some form of technology.

What persuades individuals to participate in social media?

Developed by Gerhard Lenski, which theory identifies interactions between differing technological bases as the primary instigator for social change?

In a 1997 study, airline employees from which country were found to have the least acceptance of technology?

Age directly impacts one's adoption and use of new technologies.

Technologies related to earning money become emphasized during which life stage?

Which of the following statements about Internet addiction is false?

Using the Five Factor Model of Personality, which personality traits were more common in bloggers?

Burkhardt and Brass's 1990 study exploring the relationship between computer technology and power in an organization found that:

Social media was the first form of communication to spread rapidly across the globe.

The dominance of technology is a recent phenomenon.

Describe ways in which the distribution of technology throughout society is affected by the following: power, gender and race, and national origin.

Introducing the Cell to Society Framework

Genes and Behavior

Stress and Adaptation

Emotion

Executive Functions

Temperament

Personality

Cognition and Learning

Social Exchange and Cooperation

Social Networks and Psychosocial Relations

The Physical Environment

Institutions

Belief Systems and Ideology

Filters