Sociology Midterm Review

The sense of disorientation you experience upon entering a new environment is called

• Macrosociology
• Sociological Imagination
• Culture Shock
• Beginner's Mind

The only kind of research design that attempts to show cause and effect relationships is

• Case Studies
• Experimental Method
• Correlational Method
• Naturalistic Observation

Culture is more innate (instinctive) than learned

• True
• False

Dr. Smith's study examines the relationship between the number of hours that a student works each week and the final grade that the student receives in her class. Dr. Smith would most likely utilize which methodology?

• Naturalistic Observation
• Case Study
• Experimental Design
• Correlational Research

A mother takes her child's temperature with a thermometer. It first reads 112 degrees. She knows this is not correct and tries a second time. This time the thermometer reads 61 degrees. The mother throws out the thermometer because it is not a _______ tool.

• Reliable
• Valid
• Truthful
• Legitimate

If two variables are going in opposite directions, what kind of a correlation does it have?

• Positive Correlation
• Negative Correlation

In an experiment, Emily places her hand over a subject's hand to see if the subject can feel the energy. Emily placing her hand over her subject's hand is the _______.

• Dependent Variable
• Placebo
• Independent Variable
• Hypothesis

According to the image, which of the three psychic structures from the psychodynamic theory would the guy be? Hint: It is the only one you're born with.

• Rationalization
• Ego
• Id
• Superego

The obvious and intended functions of a social system are called

• Bureaucracies
• Manifest Function
• Alienation
• Latent Function

Dramaturgy, the way that people strategically present themselves to others, falls under which sociological school of thought?

• Symbolic Interactionism
• Sociological Imagination
• Structural Functionalism
• Looking Glass Self