Stats Chap. 1-3 Questions and Answers 2024
The two foundations of science are: ** Answ** observation and logic
When social scientists study variables, they focus on... ** Answ**
relationships
What is the science of knowing? ** Answ** Epistemology
Which of the following are true of tradition and authority? ** Answ** Both-
they both assist human inquiry and they both hinder human inquiry
What explanations seek to exhaust the
idiosyncratic causes of a particular condition of event? ** Answ** Idiographic
The three main elements of the traditional model of science are ** Answ**
theory, operationalization, observation
The paradigm that accounts for the impact of economic conditions on family
structures is ** Answ** structural functionalism
The science of knowing; systems of knowledge ** Answ** Epistemology
Which of the following is not a step in deductive theory construction? **
Answ** Identify the major concepts and variables
Which constrains must be placed on social research for it to be considered
realistic? ** Answ** scientific constraints, administrative constraints, and
ethical constraints
, _____ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research
projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved ** Answ**
Informed consent
. Though the norm of voluntary participation is important, it is often ** Answ**
justifiably violated, not received, and impossible to follow
The science of finding out; procedures for scientific investigation ** Answ**
Methodology
Ethics are not a consideration in which one of the following fields of research?
** Answ** None of the above - they all require ethical considerations
The major justification that social scientists have for requesting participation in a
study is that ** Answ** It may help all humanity
The controversy surrounding Laud Humphreys' study of homosexuals suggests that
he most violated which of the following ethical principles? ** Answ** harm to
subjects and anonymity
Which of the following is not a difference between ethical and political aspects of
social research? ** Answ** Ethical considerations are more objective than
political considerations
Those things we "know" as part and parcel of the culture we share with those
around us ** Answ** Agreement reality
Repeating a research study to test and either confirm or question the findings of an
earlier study ** Answ** Replication
A systematic explanation for the observations that relate to a particular aspect of
life: juvenile delinquency, for example, or perhaps social stratification or political
revolution ** Answ** Theory
The two foundations of science are: ** Answ** observation and logic
When social scientists study variables, they focus on... ** Answ**
relationships
What is the science of knowing? ** Answ** Epistemology
Which of the following are true of tradition and authority? ** Answ** Both-
they both assist human inquiry and they both hinder human inquiry
What explanations seek to exhaust the
idiosyncratic causes of a particular condition of event? ** Answ** Idiographic
The three main elements of the traditional model of science are ** Answ**
theory, operationalization, observation
The paradigm that accounts for the impact of economic conditions on family
structures is ** Answ** structural functionalism
The science of knowing; systems of knowledge ** Answ** Epistemology
Which of the following is not a step in deductive theory construction? **
Answ** Identify the major concepts and variables
Which constrains must be placed on social research for it to be considered
realistic? ** Answ** scientific constraints, administrative constraints, and
ethical constraints
, _____ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research
projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved ** Answ**
Informed consent
. Though the norm of voluntary participation is important, it is often ** Answ**
justifiably violated, not received, and impossible to follow
The science of finding out; procedures for scientific investigation ** Answ**
Methodology
Ethics are not a consideration in which one of the following fields of research?
** Answ** None of the above - they all require ethical considerations
The major justification that social scientists have for requesting participation in a
study is that ** Answ** It may help all humanity
The controversy surrounding Laud Humphreys' study of homosexuals suggests that
he most violated which of the following ethical principles? ** Answ** harm to
subjects and anonymity
Which of the following is not a difference between ethical and political aspects of
social research? ** Answ** Ethical considerations are more objective than
political considerations
Those things we "know" as part and parcel of the culture we share with those
around us ** Answ** Agreement reality
Repeating a research study to test and either confirm or question the findings of an
earlier study ** Answ** Replication
A systematic explanation for the observations that relate to a particular aspect of
life: juvenile delinquency, for example, or perhaps social stratification or political
revolution ** Answ** Theory
