Chapter 14 Reading Quiz--Human Sciences

One of the most distinguishing characteristics of human beings is that they are _______________ animals.

• self-conscious
• intelligent
• sophisticated
• simple

Similar to the natural sciences, the human sciences are based on...

• emotion
• faith
• observation
• intuition

A loaded question is a question which is

• objective because it leads to a true conclusion
• biased because it contains a built-in assumption
• subjective because of the nature of the question

How is the observer effect problematic for humans?

• peer review might change the outcome of the study
• academics might change their approach to experimentation because they are human beings
• people may change their behavior because they are being observed

Behaviorism is a school of thought which advocates for the study of

• behavior rather than hidden thoughts or feelings
• emotion rather than behavior
• cognitive abilities through experimentation
• neurological connections with emotion

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the diminished role of experiments in the natural sciences?

• it is impossible to run controlled experiments of complex real-world situations
• it is impossible to apply statistics to the study of human behavior
• artificiality of experiments may distort the behavior of the participants
• ethical problems with conducting experiments that have negative effects upon the participants

Many laws in the human sciences tend to be __________________ in nature.

• probabilistic
• universal
• subjective

The fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc

• looks at the unintended consequences of an action
• jumps to conclusions based on a small unrepresentative sample
• says that just because A is composed of B, it follows that A is nothing but B
• confuses mere correlation with a causal connection

A reductionist would argue that

• understanding the meaning of various social science from the inside is most important
• you cannot understand a group only in terms of the individuals
• one day we will be able to understand psychology in terms of neuroscience

The saying, "If you try to take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat" (Douglas Adams), best reflects what view

• holism
• Verstehen position
• reductionism
• confirmation bias