Exam 1: Social Science and Its Method

Albert Einstein said that, "Theories should be as simple as possible, but not more so." Why and how is this important in understanding social science methods and the whole purpose of social science?

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

Today, the attempt to find patterns of social evolution that can be applied to all societies has been largely abandoned.

Scientific inquiry is possible in a society in which certain attitudes are developed and tolerated. These attitudes include curiosity, objectivity, and:

The scientific method is a set of beliefs all scientists use in the same way.

All expressions of human culture are unrelated and independent.

The Interdisciplinary Approach means:

Social scientists basically use the same approaches and methods and discourage different disciplinary approaches.

The line between what is social science and what is natural science is fixed.

The "Delphic method" refers to:

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

Joseph Holz's study of the implications of teen pregnancy concluded that whether or not mothers had borne a child in their teens made:

Which of the following is NOT included in cognitive science?

Modern science is based on the assumption that:

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: