SOC 2290 - FALL TERM PRACTICE #1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
experiential,reality,,ANS,-
,,is,a,concrete,attempt,to,understand,reality,based,upon,personal,experience,and,discovery
epistemology,,ANS,-,,the,science,of,knowing
what,aspect,of,science,does,theory,deal,with?,
a),Observational
b),Logical
c),Critical
d),Political,,ANS,-,,b),logical
what,would,be,an,example,of,a,probabilistic,statement:,
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,usually,vote,for,acquittal,,ANS,-
,,c),when,serving,as,jurors,,women,usually,vote,for,acquittal
When,an,officer,of,the,National,Parole,Board,uses,a,'risk,assessment',questionnaire,in,order,to,assess,the
,likelihood,that,an,incarcerated,individual,will,re-offend,if,released,from,prison,,s/he,is,using
a),Actuarial,prediction
b),Traditional,prediction
c),Empirical,prediction
d),Clinical,prediction,,ANS,-,,a),Actuarial,prediction
,Suppose,that,you,came,across,a,well-
publicized,case,of,poison,being,found,in,a,child's,Halloween,candy,bag.,What,would,concluding,from,this,
case,that,there,is,an,epidemic,of,attacks,on,trick-or-treaters,by,homicidal,strangers,be,an,example,of?
a),inaccurate,observations,
b),overgeneralization,
c),selective,observation,
d),illogical,reasoning,,ANS,-,,b),Overgeneralization
What,is,the,term,for,ideas,that,are,based,on,our,sensations?
a),abstract,experience,
b),concrete,experience,
c),propositional,experience,
d),conceptual,experience,,ANS,-,,b),Concrete,experience
Justine,wants,to,use,social,science,to,help,her,decide,if,Protestantism,is,a,better,religion,than,Catholicism
.,As,a,methodologist,,your,best,response,would,be:
a),it,depends,on,what,you,mean,by,'Protestantism',
b),sorry,
c),the,best,thing,to,do,is,to,interview,Protestants,and,Catholics
d),none,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,b),Sorry
Richard,examined,the,following,categories,of,undergraduate,students:,full-time,,part-time,,and,flex-
time.,What,are,these,categories,known,as?
a),concepts,
b),variables,
,c),classes,
d),attributes,,ANS,-,,d),Attributes
What,is,an,independent,variable?
a),a,theoretical,concept,
b),a,variable,influencing,other,variables,
c),a,variable,influenced,by,other,variables,
d),a,set,of,attributes,,ANS,-,,b),A,variable,influencing,other,variables
What,is,the,dependent,variable,in,the,following,research,question?,Do,people,who,experience,economic,
deprivation,during,their,childhood,place,a,priority,on,economic,self-interest,later,in,life?
a),economic,self-interest,
b),later,life,
c),people,
d),economic,deprivation,,ANS,-,,a),Economic,self-interest
After,examining,child,custody,records,,Jennifer,concludes,that,biological,mothers,are,more,likely,to,obtai
n,custody,of,their,children,than,father,or,non-biological,parent.,What,type,of,explanation,is,this?
a),nomothetic,
b),idiographic,
c),overgeneralized,
d),illogical,,ANS,-,,a),Nomothetic
Drawing,on,past,research,,Evan,would,like,to,test,the,hypothesis,that,first-
year,university,students,have,more,difficulty,balancing,their,studies,with,part-
time,employment,than,students,did,twenty,years,ago.,What,approach,is,he,taking,to,the,research,projec
t?
, a),productive,
b),inductive,
c),reactive,
d),deductive,,ANS,-,,d),Deductive
Luz,wanted,to,use,the,results,of,her,research,on,juvenile,delinquency,to,develop,a,community,program,t
o,reduce,delinquency.,What,type,of,research,is,reflected,in,this,example?
a),funded,
b),applied,
c),pure,
d),idiographic,,ANS,-,,b),Applied
Which,type,of,questions,relates,directly,to,theory?
a),who,
b),what,
c),when,
d),why,,ANS,-,,d),Why
How,does,social,science,research,differ,from,nature,scientific,research?
a),because,in,social,scienceCOMMA,old,theories,are,not,displaced,by,new,ones,
b),because,unlike,the,natural,sciencesCOMMA,social,sciences,advance,through,revolutionary,change,
c),because,social,theories,are,falsifiable,and,can,never,be,proven,
d),because,social,paradigms,are,rarely,completely,discarded,completely,,ANS,-
,,d),Because,social,paradigms,are,rarely,discarded,completely