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Unit 1 Intro Sociology - Compass Paternostro

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sociology is defined as the:

a)

Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon.

b)

Systematic study of society and social interaction.

c)

Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.

d)

Theorectical examination of life's orgins.

2.

A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.

a)

global group

b)

extended family group

c)

society

d)

global village

3.

The __________ uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.

a)

naturalistic method

b)

commonsense method

c)

scientific method

d)

research-free technique

4.

a group's shared practices, values, and beliefs

a)

function

b)

figuration

c)

significant others

d)

culture

5.

a wide-scale view of society would be.... (example, looking at census data to draw conclusions about race & income levels in America)

a)

micro-level

b)

macro-level

c)

manifest functions

d)

paradigms

6.

People who share the same language and live in the same area could still have pretty different cultures:

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If you conduct observations of different groups, with one group being altered and a control group not being altered, which data collection method are you using?

a)

Experiment

b)

Survey

c)

Participant Observation

d)

Existing Resources

8.

If you wanted to know about what life is like on the South Side of Chicago so you moved in with a family there for a year, which data collection method are you using?

a)

Experiment

b)

Survey

c)

Participant Observation

d)

Existing Resources

9.

When you design your experiment and analyze the data you gather, you need to remain as ________ as possible. This means trying to remove your bias.

a)

Objective

b)

Subjective

10.

Society can be both big, small or inbetween:

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Research that relies on numerical data is known as:

a)

Query Research

b)

Quality Research

c)

Qualitative Research

d)

Quantitative Research

12.

Research that uses observation and relies on descriptive data, more like an interview, is known as:

a)

Query Research

b)

Quality Research

c)

Qualitative Research

d)

Quantitative Research

13.

This type of research takes place in a natural setting (not in a laboratory):

a)

Experiment

b)

Field Research

c)

Survey

d)

Case Study

14.

The most common, probably easiest, method of sociological research is:

a)

Experiments

b)

Field Research

c)

Surveys

d)

Case Studies

15.

This type of survey uses open-ended questions:

a)

Experiment

b)

Questionnaire

c)

Interview

d)

Case Study

16.

This type of survey uses closed-ended forms and questions:

a)

Experiment

b)

Questionnaire

c)

Interview

d)

Case Study

17.

an advantage of using questionnaires could be

a)

relatively easy in terms of effort

b)

relatively inexpensive

c)

relatively time efficient

d)

All of these options

18.

the goal of research should always be to

a)

Increase our knowledge of the social world

b)

improve our understanding of the relationships within our world

c)

Develop explanations as to why things happen

d)

all of these

19.

An effective Hypothesis must always be

a)

Rejected

b)

Accepted

c)

Testable

d)

Short

20.

Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?

a)

A large survey

b)

A literature search

c)

An in-depth interview

d)

A review of television programs

21.

Why is it hard to do experiments in sociology?

a)

It is not fun

b)

They can violate ethics rules

c)

it is hard

d)

People are easy to control for a study

22.

A statistical relationship (with or without causation) between two variables is called

a)

control group

b)

Hawthorne Effect

c)

Correlation

d)

official statistics

23.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive 
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above
24.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above
25.
What type of association does this scatter plot represent?
a)
positive linear association
b)
negative linear association
c)
no association
d)
nonlinear association
26.

Because of the ______________, researchers need to be careful about subjects knowing that they are being studied, because they might behave different than normal.

a)

Hawthorne Effect

b)

Researcher Effect

c)

Verstehen Effect

d)

Seminology

27.

Which complicating fact is true concerning causation?

a)

Causation always exists if two variables are correlated.

b)

Most events have just 1 single cause.

c)

Most social behavior has multiple causes. It is hard to find only 1 cause of behavior.

d)

Almost nothing has a cause.

28.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music.


In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

29.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music.


In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

d)

Color of the plant's leaves

30.

Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.


What is the dependent variable?

a)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

d)

Where the experiment took place.

31.

How many variables do we want to test/change during a controlled experiment?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

unlimited

32.

When you want your tested group to accurately reflect the larger group

a)

Representative Sample

b)

Biased Sample

c)

Unbiased Sample

d)

The "Grocery Cart" Method

33.

Why did the "Gang Leader for a Day' guy live among the gang for 7 years?

a)

The gang loved him and found him funny

b)

He grew up in the Chicago projects, it was his home

c)

Because interviewing gang members wasn't going to get real answers about gang behavior

d)

Because he got caught up in their crime and needed protection

34.

Why do we use ethics in Science?

a)

To restrict how we do science

b)

To ensure that we only sometimes do the right thing

c)

To ensure that we are always doing the right thing in our experiments

d)

To justify everything that we do

35.

The purpose of a code of ethics is

a)

set standards for a profession

b)

know our unique values and makes decisions based off them

c)

be a guide for professional behavior

d)

all of these

36.
In Milgram's study on obedience to authority, what procedure were done?
a)
The Learners took a real exam
b)
'Learners' received an electroshock from 'teachers.'
c)
Participants were paid $10 for participating
d)
A teacher taught a real student
37.

Which of the following were problems raised by the Stanford Prison Experiment?

a)

A subject who wanted to leave was instead asked to inform on other prisoners

b)

Zimbardo's dual role as "warden" and head of the study

c)

The subjects acted as if they were performing roles and not as true subjects

d)

All of these

38.

In the Stanford Prison Experiment, the most cruel of the guards was most surprised by what?

a)

The hunger strike

b)

The resistance by the prisoners

c)

The other guards standing up to him

d)

The other guards following going along with him

39.

Why was the Stanford Prison Experiment terminated early?

a)

It wasn't.

b)

Another professor saw how the subjects were being treated

c)

Zimbardo concluded on his own it should end

d)

The subjects all refused to continue

40.

Which scatter plot diagram shows the strongest positive correlation?

a)
b)
c)
d)