Worksheetsperspectives and research test review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an important difference between sociology and anthropology?
a)
a.
Sociology studies human mental processes; anthropology deals
with human emotions.
b)
Anthropology studies social structure; sociology
studies culture.
c)
Sociology studies the theory of government;
anthropology studies how government works.
d)
Sociology investigates social behavior from a group
perspective; anthropology investigates culture.
2.
Which of the following questions best helps you evaluate information on the Internet?
a)
What is the quantity
of information?
b)
How many people have
visited the site?
c)
Where
did the information come from?
d)
Does the site use
graphics effectively?
3.
. A questionnaire asks you to indicate your average marks in the science courses you completed in high school. Your answer is an example of a ________ variable.
a)
correlative
b)
quantitative
c)
qualitative
d)
causative
4.
Which of the following best describes field research?
a)
Research that takes place in a natural setting.
b)
Research that is conducted in a laboratory.
c)
Information that is gathered by survey.
d)
Information that is measured quantitatively.
5.
The first step in the research process is to
a)
analyze the data.
b)
identify the problem.
c)
develop a hypothesis.
d)
state findings and conclusions.
6.
An interviewer asks you to name your three favorite ways to spend your leisure time. This is an
example of a (an) ________ question.
example of a (an) ________ question.
a)
correlation
b)
representative
c)
closed-ended
d)
open-ended
7.
A researcher sends you a form to fill out concerning your favorite movies. This is an example of
a)
a questionnaire.
b)
a sample.
c)
secondary analysis.
d)
multiple causation.
8.
The changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, such as people moving from farms to cities, is an
example of social
example of social
a)
conformity.
b)
Darwinism.
c)
dynamics.
d)
relativism.
9.
What does the sociological imagination help us appreciate?
a)
the psychology of dreams
b)
the pioneers of sociology
c)
cultural differences
d)
the advantages of a classless society
10.
What did Harriet Martineau see a link between?
a)
slavery and the oppression of women
b)
the proletariat and the bourgeoisie
c)
Social Darwinism and the advancement of women
d)
educational opportunity and social structure
11.
According to ________, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.
a)
symbolic interactionism
b)
functionalism
c)
conflict theory
d)
positivism
12.
Which sociological perspective is associated with George Herbert Mead?
a)
functionalism
b)
positivism
c)
the sociological imagination
d)
symbolic interactionism
13.
You want to conduct research on the importance of teenagers taking driver’s education. Before you begin collecting data, you write down the following: Teenagers who have taken driver’s education will have fewer accidents in their first two years of driving than teenagers who have not taken driver’s education. What would the dependent variable be?
a)
being a teenager
b)
taking driver’s education
c)
the age of the teenager
d)
the number of accidents a driver had
14.
Some people think that shopping over the Internet can lead to social isolation because people go to stores less frequently. This is a ________ function of Internet shopping.
a)
latent
b)
dynamic
c)
static
d)
manifest
15.
A researcher is interested in studying the behavior of high-school basketball teams. Over one
season, she joins the team during practice, watching the players' interactions first-hand. What type of research is this?
season, she joins the team during practice, watching the players' interactions first-hand. What type of research is this?
a)
a questionnaire
b)
an interview
c)
a case study
d)
participant observation
16.
Which of the following is a historical example of an unethical experiment?
a)
using corpses in automobile crash tests
b)
testing cosmetic products on willing participants
c)
conducting autopsies on corpses
d)
studying the cause of cancer in tissue samples from patients
17.
When government regulations become so complex that they make it hard for citizens to accomplish
their work efficiently, the negative result is
their work efficiently, the negative result is
a)
proletarianism.
b)
dynamics.
c)
dysfunction.
d)
solidarity.
18.
The final step when conducting research is to
a)
analyze the data.
b)
develop a hypothesis.
c)
collect the data.
d)
state findings and conclusions.
19.
Which key concept of sociology emphasizes language, norms, values, and beliefs?
a)
social action
b)
integration
c)
power
d)
culture
20.
Several members of a little league team begin wearing their baseball caps backward and soon the entire team is following this style. This is an example of
a)
social structure.
b)
group conformity.
c)
group imagination.
d)
Social Darwinism.
21.
Using e-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a __________ function of e-mail.
a)
static
b)
dynamic
c)
latent
d)
manifest
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