Question 1

Social science theory addresses

Accepted Answer

A) what should be. 
B) what is. 
C) what is not. 
D) beliefs. 
E) philosophy. 
A) what should be. 
B) what is. 
C) what is not. 
D) beliefs. 
E) philosophy.

Question 2

Social regularities are probabilistic patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Name five sociological variables and their attributes.

Accepted Answer

1. Gender: Attributes include male, fema

Question 4

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) When serving as jurors, women always vote for acquittal. 
B) When serving as jurors, women never vote for acquittal. 
C) When serving as jurors, women tend to vote for acquittal. 
D) When serving as jurors, women do not vote for acquittal. 
E) When serving as jurors, women always generally vote for acquittal. 
A) When serving as jurors, women always vote for acquittal. 
B) When serving as jurors, women never vote for acquittal. 
C) When serving as jurors, women tend to vote for acquittal. 
D) When serving as jurors, women do not vote for acquittal. 
E) When serving as jurors, women always generally vote for acquittal.

Question 5

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women. The dependent variable is

Accepted Answer

A) race. 
B) sexual activity. 
C) adolescence. 
D) women. 
E) age. 
A) race. 
B) sexual activity. 
C) adolescence. 
D) women. 
E) age.

Question 6

The contradiction of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is

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A) idiographic versus nomothetic thinking. 
B) determinism versus agency. 
C) induction versus deduction. 
D) epistemology versus methodology. 
E) qualitative versus quantitative. 
A) idiographic versus nomothetic thinking. 
B) determinism versus agency. 
C) induction versus deduction. 
D) epistemology versus methodology. 
E) qualitative versus quantitative.

Question 7

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern, the pattern is invalid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ability to have two different, conflicting ideas in one's mind simultaneously without denying or dismissing either of them is known as

Accepted Answer

A) nomothetic thinking. 
B) tolerance for ambiguity. 
C) idiographic thinking. 
D) probabilistic thinking. 
E) free will. 
A) nomothetic thinking. 
B) tolerance for ambiguity. 
C) idiographic thinking. 
D) probabilistic thinking. 
E) free will.

Question 9

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A) Crime rates increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Mr. Smith quitting his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white-collar workers 
E) Difference in unemployment rates between black teens and white teens 
A) Crime rates increasing in rural areas 
B) The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families 
C) Mr. Smith quitting his job 
D) The incidence of unemployment among white-collar workers 
E) Difference in unemployment rates between black teens and white teens

Question 10

In comparison to nonscientific inquiry, scientific inquiry

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A) takes special precaution to avoid error. 
B) is a semiconscious activity. 
C) is an activity where we are less concerned about making mistakes. 
D) guards against all errors. 
E) creates bias. 
A) takes special precaution to avoid error. 
B) is a semiconscious activity. 
C) is an activity where we are less concerned about making mistakes. 
D) guards against all errors. 
E) creates bias.

Question 11

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps avoid the task of starting from scratch in our search for regularities. 
B) It demonstrates that knowledge is cumulative. 
C) The jumping-off part for the development of knowledge is often the inherited body of information. 
D) It enables us to seek a different understanding of what we all know to be true. 
E) It increases our bias. 
A) It helps avoid the task of starting from scratch in our search for regularities. 
B) It demonstrates that knowledge is cumulative. 
C) The jumping-off part for the development of knowledge is often the inherited body of information. 
D) It enables us to seek a different understanding of what we all know to be true. 
E) It increases our bias.

Question 12

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

We can predict without understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades. Such cause and effect are _____ in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) Theoretical 
B) Idiographic 
C) Probabilistic 
D) Independent 
E) Qualitative 
A) Theoretical 
B) Idiographic 
C) Probabilistic 
D) Independent 
E) Qualitative

Question 15

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The analysis of deviant cases-cases that do not fit the general pattern-helps guard against _____

Accepted Answer

A) illogical reasoning. 
B) inaccurate observation. 
C) the misuse of authority. 
D) selective observation. 
E) theory. 
A) illogical reasoning. 
B) inaccurate observation. 
C) the misuse of authority. 
D) selective observation. 
E) theory.

Question 17

Professor Rodgers found that the average level of happiness reported by people under 65 years of age declined from 1957 to 1970. However, for this same group, the average level of happiness increased slightly from 1970 to 1978. Rodgers also found that the average level of happiness reported by people age 65 and older increased from 1957 to 1978. An(the)independent variable(s)in this study is(are)

Accepted Answer

A) people. 
B) level of happiness. 
C) age. 
D) gender. 
E) marital status. 
A) people. 
B) level of happiness. 
C) age. 
D) gender. 
E) marital status.

Question 18

Female, ages 18 to 25, brown hair, and teacher are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) variables. 
B) social regularities. 
C) aggregates. 
D) attributes. 
E) nomothetic analyses. 
A) variables. 
B) social regularities. 
C) aggregates. 
D) attributes. 
E) nomothetic analyses.

Question 19

What is a social regularity? Why do social scientists focus on patterns rather than individuals?

Accepted Answer

A social regularity refers to a consiste

Question 20

An independent variable is a

Accepted Answer

A) theoretical concept. 
B) variable influencing other variables. 
C) variable influenced by other variables. 
D) set of attributes. 
E) variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others. 
A) theoretical concept. 
B) variable influencing other variables. 
C) variable influenced by other variables. 
D) set of attributes. 
E) variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others.

Social science theory addresses

Social regularities are probabilistic patterns.

Name five sociological variables and their attributes.

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women. The dependent variable is

The contradiction of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern, the pattern is invalid.

The ability to have two different, conflicting ideas in one's mind simultaneously without denying or dismissing either of them is known as

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

In comparison to nonscientific inquiry, scientific inquiry

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

We can predict without understanding.

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades. Such cause and effect are _____ in nature.

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

The analysis of deviant cases-cases that do not fit the general pattern-helps guard against _____

Female, ages 18 to 25, brown hair, and teacher are examples of

What is a social regularity? Why do social scientists focus on patterns rather than individuals?

An independent variable is a

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 1: Human Inquiry and Science

Social science theory addresses

Social regularities are probabilistic patterns.

Name five sociological variables and their attributes.

Which of the following is(are)a probabilistic statement(s)?

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women. The dependent variable is

The contradiction of scientific research in which we exert our free will or are the product of our environment is

If an exception is found to a sociological pattern, the pattern is invalid.

The ability to have two different, conflicting ideas in one's mind simultaneously without denying or dismissing either of them is known as

Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?

In comparison to nonscientific inquiry, scientific inquiry

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the use of tradition in inquiry?

Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature.

We can predict without understanding.

As students we learn that studying hard causes good grades. Such cause and effect are _____ in nature.

Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive.

The analysis of deviant cases-cases that do not fit the general pattern-helps guard against _____

Female, ages 18 to 25, brown hair, and teacher are examples of

What is a social regularity? Why do social scientists focus on patterns rather than individuals?

An independent variable is a

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters