Question 1

Some studies suggest that in many western societies, depression has increased in the past decades. What could be an 'ultimate cause' of this trend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bio-psychological factors 
B)  Increasing social pressure to succeed 
C)  Personality B

Question 2

Which bias reflects the following situation: people often search for observations in line with their ideas and disregard facts that might undermine these ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural bias 
B)  Hindsight bias 
C)  Confirmation bias C

Question 3

Familes, organizations and schools refer to which level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Micro 
B)  Meso 
C)  Macro B

Question 4

Imagine someone argued that 'depression is caused by biochemical inbalances in the brain'. What type of cause is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximate cause 
B)  Alternative cause 
C)  Ultimate cause

Question 5

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…

Accepted Answer

A)  … an application question 
B)  … a theoretical question 
C)  … a normative question

Question 6

Why is it, according to Popper, important to formulate private, unspoken, thoughts in speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because in that way the thoughts become available for critical discussion 
B)  Because in that way one could confirm the thoughts with observations 
C)  Because in that way the thoughts become a coherent theory

Question 7

The question 'How large are the income inequalities between natives and non-natives in German?', is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … a descriptive question 
B)  … a theoretical question 
C)  … an application question

Question 8

The fact that obesity has increased in the past decades in Western societies implies…

Accepted Answer

A)  … that human nature has changed in this period 
B)  … that social conditions have changed 
C)  ... that people nowadays have less self-control

Question 9

The question 'What would be the result of anonymous application procedures for the labor market chances of minority groups?', is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … a theoretical question 
B)  … a normative question 
C)  … an application question

Question 10

The high poverty rate in Africa is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  personal trouble 
B)  a public issue 
C)  proximate causes

Question 11

The question 'How high was the unemployment rate among women in India?' is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … an ill-defined question 
B)  … a theoretical question 
C)  … a comparative-case question

Question 12

The question 'What could explain the difference in the incarcaration rate between US and other Western societies?', is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … a theoretical question 
B)  … a normative question 
C)  … a descriptive question

Question 13

Why is it important to address descriptive questions before theoretical questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of the risk of false theoretical questions 
B)  Because theoretical questions need to be precisely formulated 
C)  Because theoretical questions are different from descriptive questions

Question 14

The question 'Why are ethnic minorities in European societies more often unemployed than natives?', is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … a descriptive question 
B)  … a theoretical question 
C)  … an application question

Question 15

Why is it important to do a literature review before conducting a new study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the literature review highlights new theoretical ideas and concepts 
B)  Because in that way you'll find an answer to your research question 
C)  Because in that way, it prevents studying what is already known and identifies shortcomings of current knowledge

Question 16

The question 'Should we reduce poverty levels in Africa?', is an example of…

Accepted Answer

A)  … an application question 
B)  … a descriptive question 
C)  … a normative question

Exam 1: Questions

Some studies suggest that in many western societies, depression has increased in the past decades. What could be an 'ultimate cause' of this trend?

Which bias reflects the following situation: people often search for observations in line with their ideas and disregard facts that might undermine these ideas.

Familes, organizations and schools refer to which level?

Imagine someone argued that 'depression is caused by biochemical inbalances in the brain'. What type of cause is this?

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…

Why is it, according to Popper, important to formulate private, unspoken, thoughts in speech?

The question 'How large are the income inequalities between natives and non-natives in German?', is an example of…

The fact that obesity has increased in the past decades in Western societies implies…

The question 'What would be the result of anonymous application procedures for the labor market chances of minority groups?', is an example of…

The high poverty rate in Africa is an example of…

The question 'How high was the unemployment rate among women in India?' is an example of…

The question 'What could explain the difference in the incarcaration rate between US and other Western societies?', is an example of…

Why is it important to address descriptive questions before theoretical questions?

The question 'Why are ethnic minorities in European societies more often unemployed than natives?', is an example of…

Why is it important to do a literature review before conducting a new study?

The question 'Should we reduce poverty levels in Africa?', is an example of…