SOC1502 MCQ EXAM PACK 2026
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◉ Which research technique would most likely be used by a
symbolic interactionist?
a. surveys
b. participant observation
c. quantitative data analysis
d. none of the above Answer: b. participant observation
◉ Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social
forms?
a. Martineau
b. Simmel
c. Weber
d. Becker Answer: b. Simmel
◉ Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
a. interview techniques
,b. to apply statistics
c. to generate theories
d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above
◉ Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
a. monumental moments in people's lives
b. common everyday life events
c. both a and b
d. none of the above Answer: c. both a and b
◉ A measurement is considered ______ if it actually measures what it
is intended to measure, according to the topic of the study.
a. reliable
b. sociological
c. valid
d. quantitative Answer: c. valid
◉ Sociological studies test relationships in which change in one
______ causes change in another.
,a. test subject
b. behaviour
c. variable
d. operational definition Answer: c. variable
◉ In a study, a group of 10-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every
morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they
gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?
a. the doughnuts
b. the boys
c. the duration of a week
d. the weight gained Answer: d. the weight gained
◉ Which statement provides the best operational definition of
"childhood obesity"?
a. children who eat unhealthy foods and spend too much time
watching television and playing video games
b. a distressing trend that can lead to health issues including type 2
diabetes and heart disease
c. body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a
child of that height
, d. the tendency of children today to weigh more than children of
earlier generations Answer: c. body weight at least 20 percent
higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
◉ Which materials are considered secondary data?
a. photos and letters given to you by another person
b. books and articles written by other authors about their studies
c. information that you have gathered and now have included in your
results
d. responses from participants whom you both surveyed and
interviewed Answer: b. books and articles written by other authors
about their studies
◉ What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in
Victoria?
1. survey
2. experiment
3. field research
4. content analysis Answer: c
◉ Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select
participants?
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◉ Which research technique would most likely be used by a
symbolic interactionist?
a. surveys
b. participant observation
c. quantitative data analysis
d. none of the above Answer: b. participant observation
◉ Which sociologist described sociology as the study of social
forms?
a. Martineau
b. Simmel
c. Weber
d. Becker Answer: b. Simmel
◉ Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
a. interview techniques
,b. to apply statistics
c. to generate theories
d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above
◉ Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
a. monumental moments in people's lives
b. common everyday life events
c. both a and b
d. none of the above Answer: c. both a and b
◉ A measurement is considered ______ if it actually measures what it
is intended to measure, according to the topic of the study.
a. reliable
b. sociological
c. valid
d. quantitative Answer: c. valid
◉ Sociological studies test relationships in which change in one
______ causes change in another.
,a. test subject
b. behaviour
c. variable
d. operational definition Answer: c. variable
◉ In a study, a group of 10-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every
morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they
gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?
a. the doughnuts
b. the boys
c. the duration of a week
d. the weight gained Answer: d. the weight gained
◉ Which statement provides the best operational definition of
"childhood obesity"?
a. children who eat unhealthy foods and spend too much time
watching television and playing video games
b. a distressing trend that can lead to health issues including type 2
diabetes and heart disease
c. body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a
child of that height
, d. the tendency of children today to weigh more than children of
earlier generations Answer: c. body weight at least 20 percent
higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
◉ Which materials are considered secondary data?
a. photos and letters given to you by another person
b. books and articles written by other authors about their studies
c. information that you have gathered and now have included in your
results
d. responses from participants whom you both surveyed and
interviewed Answer: b. books and articles written by other authors
about their studies
◉ What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in
Victoria?
1. survey
2. experiment
3. field research
4. content analysis Answer: c
◉ Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select
participants?
