SYG 2000 PRACTICE TIPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following parts of a research project is always free of bias?
A. identifying the project
B. selecting the sample
C. wording the questions
D. analyzing the data
Correct Answer
E. none of the above - ✔✔E. none of the above
✔✔What is reactivity?
A. the way the experimental group reacts to the independent variable
B. the independent variable in an experiment
C. when researchers react to data by over-reporting the results
D. the tendency of research subjects to change their behavior in response to being
studied
E. the goal of applied research, to create a reaction - ✔✔D. the tendency of research
subjects to change their behavior in response to being studied
✔✔When Elton Mayo did his now-classic experiment on worker productivity, he found
that he could increase productivity by changing variables in a work environment, but
also that changing back variables increased productivity. What did he conclude was the
true cause of the increase in productivity?
A. a decrease in sick days
B. his own bias
C. the effect of being studied
D. the effect of change in the workplace, because it broke workers' routines and made
them more alert
E. increased lighting and longer breaks - ✔✔C. the effect of being studied
✔✔For many years, researchers struggled to find a biological explanation for sexual
orientation. However the vast majority of studies have focused on gay men and
excluded lesbians, which might lead sociologists to question the ____________ of such
research.
A. commercial uses
B. objectivity
C. reflexivity
D. reliability
E. validity - ✔✔B. objectivity
✔✔Which of the following steps might help a researcher avoid problems associated with
reactivity?
A. using secrecy or deception
B. being totally ethical at all times
, C. using random sampling techniques
D. using properly constructed questions
E. being objective - ✔✔A. using secrecy or deception
✔✔What do you call broad theoretical models of the social or natural world?
A. paradigms
B. hypotheses
C. interviews
D. grounded theory
E. prejudice - ✔✔A. paradigms
✔✔Sociologists observe society:
A. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence
each other.
B. by focusing solely on individual behaviors.
C. by studying society as if it were a concrete object, in the same way a geologist
studies rocks.
D. by utilizing the preconceptions, assumptions, and beliefs that come from living in a
society.
E. through the use of special scientific tools that allow unmediated access to the very
heart of society. - ✔✔A. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they
interact and influence each other
✔✔Sociologists assert that there is a close relationship between the individual and
society. How does Pam Fishman's research on gender and power in heterosexual
couples characterize this relationship?
A. Fishman's data show how macro-level phenomena like gender and power manifest
themselves in everyday interactions.
B. It doesn't—Fishman's data only show how individuals act.
C. It doesn't—this research only shows macro-level phenomena.
D. Fishman's data show that micro-level phenomena have almost no relationship to
macro-level phenomena, and seem to be largely independent.
E. Fishman's research shows that there is no relationship between the individual and
society. - ✔✔A. Fishman's data show how macro-level phenomena like gender and
power manifest themselves in everyday interactions
✔✔What school of social theory believes that society is a stable system of structures,
each of which contributes to the equilibrium of the whole?
A. symbolic interactionism
B. psychoanalysis
C. dramaturgy
D. structural functionalism
E. conflict theory - ✔✔D. structural functionalism
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following parts of a research project is always free of bias?
A. identifying the project
B. selecting the sample
C. wording the questions
D. analyzing the data
Correct Answer
E. none of the above - ✔✔E. none of the above
✔✔What is reactivity?
A. the way the experimental group reacts to the independent variable
B. the independent variable in an experiment
C. when researchers react to data by over-reporting the results
D. the tendency of research subjects to change their behavior in response to being
studied
E. the goal of applied research, to create a reaction - ✔✔D. the tendency of research
subjects to change their behavior in response to being studied
✔✔When Elton Mayo did his now-classic experiment on worker productivity, he found
that he could increase productivity by changing variables in a work environment, but
also that changing back variables increased productivity. What did he conclude was the
true cause of the increase in productivity?
A. a decrease in sick days
B. his own bias
C. the effect of being studied
D. the effect of change in the workplace, because it broke workers' routines and made
them more alert
E. increased lighting and longer breaks - ✔✔C. the effect of being studied
✔✔For many years, researchers struggled to find a biological explanation for sexual
orientation. However the vast majority of studies have focused on gay men and
excluded lesbians, which might lead sociologists to question the ____________ of such
research.
A. commercial uses
B. objectivity
C. reflexivity
D. reliability
E. validity - ✔✔B. objectivity
✔✔Which of the following steps might help a researcher avoid problems associated with
reactivity?
A. using secrecy or deception
B. being totally ethical at all times
, C. using random sampling techniques
D. using properly constructed questions
E. being objective - ✔✔A. using secrecy or deception
✔✔What do you call broad theoretical models of the social or natural world?
A. paradigms
B. hypotheses
C. interviews
D. grounded theory
E. prejudice - ✔✔A. paradigms
✔✔Sociologists observe society:
A. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they interact and influence
each other.
B. by focusing solely on individual behaviors.
C. by studying society as if it were a concrete object, in the same way a geologist
studies rocks.
D. by utilizing the preconceptions, assumptions, and beliefs that come from living in a
society.
E. through the use of special scientific tools that allow unmediated access to the very
heart of society. - ✔✔A. by studying the various parts of a society and the ways they
interact and influence each other
✔✔Sociologists assert that there is a close relationship between the individual and
society. How does Pam Fishman's research on gender and power in heterosexual
couples characterize this relationship?
A. Fishman's data show how macro-level phenomena like gender and power manifest
themselves in everyday interactions.
B. It doesn't—Fishman's data only show how individuals act.
C. It doesn't—this research only shows macro-level phenomena.
D. Fishman's data show that micro-level phenomena have almost no relationship to
macro-level phenomena, and seem to be largely independent.
E. Fishman's research shows that there is no relationship between the individual and
society. - ✔✔A. Fishman's data show how macro-level phenomena like gender and
power manifest themselves in everyday interactions
✔✔What school of social theory believes that society is a stable system of structures,
each of which contributes to the equilibrium of the whole?
A. symbolic interactionism
B. psychoanalysis
C. dramaturgy
D. structural functionalism
E. conflict theory - ✔✔D. structural functionalism
