WorksheetsIntro Soc Chapter 5 & 6 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a valid sociological topic?
anything involving psychology
respectable human behavior
all human activity
only things that can be measured mathematically
What is the first step in the research model?
reviewing the literature
sharing the results
beginning the case study
choosing the subject matter
In the research model, specifying what it is that you want to learn about a topic happens during the stage of __________.
defining the problem
reviewing the literature
sharing the results
unobtrusive measures
In which stage of the research model might you discover that the question you are interested in answering has already been addressed?
formulating a hypothesis
reviewing the literature
analyzing the results
choosing a research method
A(n) __________ predicts a relationship between or among variables.
research design
literature review
hypothesis
aggregate
A(n) __________ predicts a relationship between or among variables.
research design
literature review
hypothesis
aggregate
To collect data on your topic, you need to select the appropriate __________.
publisher
findings
results
research method
In the research model, collecting the data is necessary before __________.
formulate hypothesis
analyzing the results
defining the problem
reviewing the literature
The __________ step in the research model is to share the results.
first
second
next to last
last
What you expect to find according to predictions from a theory is known as a(n) __________.
research design
variable
hypothesis
analysis of documents
A(n) __________ is a factor thought to be significant for human behavior, which can vary (change) from one case to another
operational definition
variable
hypothesis
research method
__________ is a precise way to measure a variable
validity
reliability
hypothesis
an operational definition
__________ is the extent to which an operational definition measures what it is intended to measure.
a variable
validity
hypothesis
reliability
Reliability refers to __________.
consistency of results
secondary analysis
how close the data we gathered comes to proving what we want to prove.
the way in which a researcher measures a variable
A(n) __________ is the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions
sample
population
survey
experiment
People who have something in common, and who believe
that what they have in common is significant, form a __________
hunting and gathering society
group
domestication revolution
pasturol society
A __________ society is a human group that depends on hunting and gathering for its survival.
horticultural
pastoral
society
hunting & gathering
What is the largest and most complex type of group?
hunting & gathering
society
shaman
agricultural revolution
A shaman is a tribe's healing specialist who attempts to control the __________.
effects of a biotech society
spirits thought to cause a disease
transition to an industrial society
avatars
Which was the first social revolution?
domestication
information
biotech
industrial
What are pastoral societies based upon?
use of hand tools
large-scale agriculture
pasturing animals
invention of the plow
A consequence of animal domestication and plant cultivation was __________.
no food surplus
larger human groups
a less dependable food supply
smaller human groups
What happened in the first social revolution?
many people starved
Agriculture greatly increased in scale.
Plants were cultivated and animals were domesticated.
the plow was invented
An agricultural society is based on __________.
pasturing animals
large-scale agriculture
invention of the plow
the use of hand tools
A(n) __________ society is based on the harnessing of machines powered by fuels.
horticultural
agricultural
pastoral
industrial
The invention of the microchip was key to the __________social revolution.
first
second
third
fourth
The information society is also called the __________ society.
IBM
new hunting & gathering
Apple
postindustrial
The __________society increasingly centers on modifying genetics to produce food, medicine, and materials.
industrial
pastoral
biotech
information
Individuals who temporarily share the same physical space, but who do not see themselves as belonging together, make up a(n) __________.
aggregate
category
in-group
clique
A(n) __________ consists of people who share similar characteristics, but who do not think of themselves as belonging together.
out group
reference group
category
primary group
