Question 1 of 25
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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. A(the) variable(s) in this study is(are):
A.age 65 and older
B.less than age 65
Correct C.age
D.age 65
E.all of these choices are variables
Answer Key: C
Question 2 of 25
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Social scientific theory addresses:
A.what should be
Correct B.what is
C.matters of value
D.what should be and why
E.what is and why it should be that way
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 25
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Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?
A.Why crime rates are increasing in rural areas
B.The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families
Correct C.Why Mr. Smith quit his job
D.The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers
E.Why unemployment rates are higher for black teens than white teens
Answer Key: C
Question 4 of 25
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A study reported in American Sociological Review (1994) was entitled "Race Differences in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent Women." The independent variable was probably:
Correct A.race
B.sexual activity
C.adolescence
D.women
E.there is no independent variable
Answer Key: A
Question 5 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT an aim of social science?
Correct A.Judging social values
B.predicting social phenomena
C.understanding social regularities
D.explaining social regularities
E.all of these choices are aims of social science
Answer Key: A
Question 6 of 25
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The statement "wealthy countries should give aid to poorer countries" is a(an):
A.hypothesis
B.theory
C.error in selective observation
Correct D.value judgment
E.error in premature closure of inquiry
Answer Key: D
Question 7 of 25
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After examining divorce court records, Jenny concludes that Moms are more likely than Dads to obtain custody of their children. This type of statement is:
A.nomothetic
B.idiographic
C.probabilistic
Correct D.nomothetic and probabilistic
E.idiographic and probabilistic
Answer Key: D
Question 8 of 25
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Thinking about her classes, Sally realizes that she speaks a lot in the three classes where the instructor is female and that she rarely speaks in the two classes with male instructors. She begins to list all her college courses, the gender of the professor and whether or not she spoke in the class. She notices that she tends to speak in classes where the instructor is female and rarely speaks when the instructor is male. Sally is using:
Correct A.inductive reasoning
B.qualitative analysis
C.deductive reasoning
D.ordinary human inquiry
E.all of these choices
Answer Key: A
Question 9 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT a function of theory for research?
A.Theory helps to prevent our being taken in by flukes
B.Theory helps us to explain occurrences
C.Theory helps us to make sense out of observed patterns
D.Theory shapes and directs research efforts
Correct E.All of these choices ARE functions of theory
Answer Key: E
Question 10 of 25
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Which of the following topics would a macrotheorist be more likely to study than a microtheorist?
A.The effect of judge's instructions on jury deliberations
Correct B.The relationships between government, family and the economy
C.The grandparent-grandchild relationship
D.Student-faculty interactions
E.Dating behaviors
Answer Key: B
Question 11 of 25
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Which of the following illustrates the use of the inductive method?
A.Hypothesis, observations, accept or reject hypothesis
Correct B.Observations, pattern finding, and generalizations
C.Theory, hypothesis, observations, generalizations
D.Theory, observations, and generalizations
E.Generalizations, theory, and observations
Answer Key: B
Question 12 of 25
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Which of the following outlines the steps in the traditional of science model?
A.Empirical observations, theoretical understanding, operationalization of concepts, a testable hypothesis
B.Theoretical understanding, a testable hypothesis, operationalization of concepts, empirical observations
Correct C.Theoretical understanding, operationalization of concepts, a testable hypothesis, empirical observations
D.Operationalization of concepts, a testable hypothesis, empirical observations, theoretical understanding
E.A testable hypothesis, operationalization of concepts, empirical testing, theoretical understanding
Answer Key: C
Question 13 of 25
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The Minamata disease, a disease which produced severe nervous disorders and birth defects, was traced to the fact that the Chisso Chemical Company dumped mercury into a bay where Japanese villagers fished. The villagers of Minamata, the village in which the company was located, refused to sue the chemical company. However, the residents of Niigata, a fishing village forty miles up the river from the factory, sued the chemical company. Which of the following explanations flows from the conflict paradigm?
A.The Minamata victims were less likely to be tied socially, economically, and physically to the company than were the Niigato victims.
B.The Japanese culture frowns on lawsuits
Correct C.The chemical company controlled more of the village resources in Minamata than in Niigato
D.People in Niigato aren't as nice as people in Minamata
E.None of these choices
Answer Key: C
Question 14 of 25
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Jeremy attended a chamber music concert. During one of the movements he jumped up and yelled "Way to go violin." Later he screamed "come on cello." As a social science student you conclude that Jeremy was probably doing research using a paradigm.
A.feminist
B.structural functionalist
Incorrect C.conflict
D.symbolic interactionist
E.ethnomethodologist
Answer Key: E
Question 15 of 25
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A ____ is a testable statement about a relationship between two variables.
A.theory
B.paradigm
C.relationship
D.empirical correlation
Correct E.hypothesis
Answer Key: E
Question 16 of 25
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Many cultures view the United States as a society committed to capitalism, an economic arrangement which they believe inevitably creates inequality. These views and feelings represent:
A.an objective fact or nature
B.a law of nature
Correct C.a paradigm
D.a theory
E.both an objective fact of nature and a law of nature
Answer Key: C
Question 17 of 25
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Which of the following statements BEST fits Dunlap's definition of a hypothesis?
Incorrect A.Gender is related to jury verdict
B.Gender is positively related to jury verdict
C.Gender is negatively related to jury verdict
D.Women are positively related to jury verdicts
E.Women are more likely than men to acquit on jury verdicts
Answer Key: E
Question 18 of 25
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Ethics in social research:
Incorrect A.is defined as general agreements shared by researchers as to what is proper and improper in the conduct of scientific inquiry
B.may stem from religious, political, and pragmatic sources among others
C.may vary from one social research community to another
D.may vary from one point in time to another
E.all of these choices are correct
Answer Key: E
Question 19 of 25
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Which of the following statements is NOT found in the AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics and Practices?
Incorrect A.We shall maintain the right to approve the release of our findings, whether or not ascribed to us.
B.We shall select research tools and methods of analysis because of their special capacity to yield a desired conclusion.
C.We shall protect the anonymity of every respondent, unless the respondent waives such anonymity for specified uses.
D.We shall not knowingly imply that interpretations should be accorded greater confidence than the data actually warrant.
E.All of these choices are cited in the AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics and Practices
Answer Key: B
Question 20 of 25
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Weber called the lack of intrusion of the researcher's own political position on research:
Correct A.value-free research
B.anonymity
C.confidentiality
D.the identity of the researcher
E.deception
Answer Key: A
Question 21 of 25
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Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?
Correct A.face-to-face interviews
B.mailed questionnaires
C.secondary data analysis
D.unobtrusive measures
E.The data collection technique does not effect the guarantee of anonymity
Answer Key: A
Question 22 of 25
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Tara asks you "what constitutes informed consent in social research?" You tell Tara:
Incorrect A.it refers to the voluntary participation of the subject
B.it refers to no harm to subjects
C.it refers to the assurance that all information will be kept confidential
D.it refers to the combination of no harm to subjects and the assurance that participation is voluntary
E.it refers to the combination of no harm to subjects and the assurance that all information will be kept confidential.
Answer Key: D
Question 23 of 25
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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs
Correct A.IRB's must review all research
B.IRB's seek to insure that the risks faced by subjects are minimal
C.IRB's may refuse to approve a study
D.IRB's may require a researcher to revise the study design
E.IRB's must review all research seeking federal research funds
Answer Key: A
Question 24 of 25
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Professor Smith decides to track the dating behaviors of college students throughout their college careers. She decides to begin her research using her introductory class. After explaining the study, she assures students that their responses will be kept confidential. The students complete her survey during class. Her research most clearly impinges on:
A.deception
B.no harm to participants
C.the value placed on anonymity
Correct D.voluntary participation
E.value-free reports of the data
Answer Key: D
Question 25 of 25
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Ethical considerations are NOT invoked by:
A.voluntary participation
B.no harm to subjects
C.the analysis of the data
D.the reporting of the data
Correct E.all of these choices may invoke ethical considerations
Answer Key: E
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