Question 1

The fact that obesity has increased in the past decades in Western societies implies&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; that human nature has changed in this period&#10;B) &#8230; that social conditions have changed&#10;C) ... that people nowadays have less self-control

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Imagine someone argued that 'depression is caused by biochemical inbalances in the brain'. What type of cause is this?&#10;A) Proximate cause&#10;B) Alternative cause&#10;C) Ultimate cause

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

Some studies suggest that in many western societies, depression has increased in the past decades. What could be an 'ultimate cause' of this trend?&#10;A) Bio-psychological factors&#10;B) Increasing social pressure to succeed&#10;C) Personality

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Familes, organizations and schools refer to which level?&#10;A) Micro&#10;B) Meso&#10;C) Macro

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Question 5

The high poverty rate in Africa is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) personal trouble&#10;B) a public issue&#10;C) proximate causes

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Question 6

The question 'How large are the income inequalities between natives and non-natives in German?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; a descriptive question&#10;B) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;C) &#8230; an application question

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The answer of The question 'How large are the income...

Question 7

The question 'Should we reduce poverty levels in Africa?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; an application question&#10;B) &#8230; a descriptive question&#10;C) &#8230; a normative question

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The answer of The question 'Should we reduce poverty levels...

Question 8

The question 'What could explain the difference in the incarcaration rate between US and other Western societies?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;B) &#8230; a normative question&#10;C) &#8230; a descriptive question

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The answer of The question 'What could explain the difference...

Question 9

The question 'Why are ethnic minorities in European societies more often unemployed than natives?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; a descriptive question&#10;B) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;C) &#8230; an application question

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The answer of The question 'Why are ethnic minorities in...

Question 10

The question 'What would be the result of anonymous application procedures for the labor market chances of minority groups?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;B) &#8230; a normative question&#10;C) &#8230; an application question

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The answer of The question 'What would be the result...

Question 11

The question 'What would happen with the educational performance of pupils if we would reduce the number of pupils in class?', is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; an application question&#10;B) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;C) &#8230; a normative question

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The answer of The question 'What would happen with the...

Question 12

Why is it important to address descriptive questions before theoretical questions?&#10;A) Because of the risk of false theoretical questions&#10;B) Because theoretical questions need to be precisely formulated&#10;C) Because theoretical questions are different from descriptive questions

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Question 13

The question 'How high was the unemployment rate among women in India?' is an example of&#8230;&#10;A) &#8230; an ill-defined question&#10;B) &#8230; a theoretical question&#10;C) &#8230; a comparative-case question

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The answer of The question 'How high was the unemployment...

Question 14

Which bias reflects the following situation: people often search for observations in line with their ideas and disregard facts that might undermine these ideas.&#10;A) Cultural bias&#10;B) Hindsight bias&#10;C) Confirmation bias

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Question 15

Why is it, according to Popper, important to formulate private, unspoken, thoughts in speech?&#10;A) Because in that way the thoughts become available for critical discussion&#10;B) Because in that way one could confirm the thoughts with observations&#10;C) Because in that way the thoughts become a coherent theory

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Question 16

Why is it important to do a literature review before conducting a new study?&#10;A) Because the literature review highlights new theoretical ideas and concepts&#10;B) Because in that way you'll find an answer to your research question&#10;C) Because in that way, it prevents studying what is already known and identifies shortcomings of current knowledge

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