Social Sciences (Pre-test)

Which of the following definitions best describes the term "society"?

• It is a small group of people whose members share tight, personal,and lasting relationships.

• It is a large group social group where the relationships among members are usually impersonal and goal oriented .

• It is a collection of people whose members frequently meet and consider themselves as parts of a group .

• It is an organized group of individuals whose members regularly meet or work together and have a shared culture , interest , and territory .

The following are disciplines that are both associated with Social Sciences and Humanities EXCEPT:

• Antropology

• Economics

• History

• Linguistics

Which academic discipline studies different human conditions and the ways wherein the human experiences are processed and recorded ?

• Humanities

• Natural Sciences

• Philosophy

• Social Science

Which of the following terms refers to the body of knowledge concerned with the systematic study of different facets of our society , several social phenomena and the effects of these occurrences on people's lives?

• Humanities

• Natural Science

• Philosophy

• Social Science

What elements of Social Sciences places the entire area of study on the members of the society and their social environments or backgrounds?

• Empirical Analysis

• Natured

• Society

• Superstition

Which of the following areas of study concentrates on examining every natural phenomenon that happened, or is currently occuring, in the world by means of tangible evidences such as natural forces, artifacts and fossils?

• Humanities

• Natural Science

• Philosophy

• Social Science

Several intellectual considered the use of philosophical approach in examining human societies as an unpleasant continuing impact of the past that is needed to be opposed by using critical reason, enlightenment , and if necessary revolution .Which of these intellectuals founded Positivism to study our societies ?

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

• Charles Darwin

• Karl Max

The element of Social Sciences that puts the whole body of knowledge in an academic mode of inquiry about our societies by means of the scientific method refers to

• Empirical Analysis

• Nature

• Society

• Superstition

What is the importance of the Age of Enlightenment in the history of Social Sciences?

• It is where the Social Sciences started to become slightly scientific

• It is where the origins of some of the significant concepts and purposes of Social Sciences emerged .

• It is where numerous social philosophers used philosophical approaches in investigating human societies .

• It is where scientific thoughts became more reliable that faith and superstition in explaining various social phenomena.

What is the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?

• Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study .

• Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.

• Both fields are concentrate on observing natural phenomena.

• Both studies explore the different laws.