COMM 305 Midterm 2024 Exam
Methodology differs from epistemology in that methodology is:
a. the science of knowing.
b. the science of finding out.
c. the discovery of reality through agreement.
d. only found through tradition.
e. the logical aspect of science. - Answer b
Epistemology is best described as
a. the science of knowing.
b. the discovery of reality through experimentation.
c. the discovery of reality through agreement.
d. tradition.
e. authority. - Answer a
Professor Rodgers found that the average level of happiness reported by people under 65
years of age declined from 1957 to 1970. However, for this same group, the average level
of happiness increased slightly from 1970 to 1978. Rodgers also found that the average
level of happiness reported by people age 65 and older increased from 1957 to 1978.
A(The) independent variable(s) in this study is(are):
a. people.
b. level of happiness.
c. age.
,d. gender.
e. marital status. - Answer c
Assume that Professor Rodgers from the previous question had studied only three
people aged 65 or older. Suppose he concluded that the average level of happiness
increased for people aged 65 and older. Rodgers would be committing
a. error of overgeneralization.
b. error of inaccurate observation.
c. error of illogical reasoning.
d. error of selective observation.
e. no error. - Answer a
Attempts to learn about the world people live in come from
a. direct experience.
b. tradition.
c. direct, personal inquiry.
d. authority.
e. direct experience; tradition, direct,; personal inquiry; and authority. - Answer e
Social science theory addresses
a. what should be.
b. what is.
c. what is not.
d. beliefs.
e. philosophy. - Answer b
,Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?
a. Crime rates increasing in rural areas
b. The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families
c. Mr. Smith quitting his job
d. The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers
e. Difference in unemployment rates between Black teens and White teens - Answer c
One of your friends scored in the 90s on her last ten exams. Although she has been
studying for this exam and feels prepared, she told you, "I know I'm going to flunk this
exam. I've been doing too well on exams." Your friend is committing the error of
a. illogical reasoning.
b. theory.
c. inaccurate observation.
d. selective observation.
e. overgeneralization. - Answer a
Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women.""
The dependent variable is
a. race.
b. sexual activity.
c. adolescence.
d. women.
e. age. - Answer b
, In comparison to nonscientific inquiry, scientific inquiry
a. takes special precaution to avoid error.
b. is a semiconscious activity.
c. is an activity where we are less concerned about making mistakes.
d. guards against all errors.
e. creates bias. - Answer a
An independent variable is a
a. theoretical concept.
b. variable influencing other variables.
c. variable influenced by other variables.
d. set of attributes.
e. either a variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others. - Answer
b
Which of the following is(are) a probabilistic statement(s)?
a. When serving as jurors, women always vote for acquittal.
b. When serving as jurors, women never vote for acquittal.
c. When serving as jurors, women tend to vote for acquittal.
d. When serving as jurors, women do not vote for acquittal.
e. When serving as jurors, women always generally vote for acquittal. - Answer c
Which of the following is most likely to be a list of variables?
Methodology differs from epistemology in that methodology is:
a. the science of knowing.
b. the science of finding out.
c. the discovery of reality through agreement.
d. only found through tradition.
e. the logical aspect of science. - Answer b
Epistemology is best described as
a. the science of knowing.
b. the discovery of reality through experimentation.
c. the discovery of reality through agreement.
d. tradition.
e. authority. - Answer a
Professor Rodgers found that the average level of happiness reported by people under 65
years of age declined from 1957 to 1970. However, for this same group, the average level
of happiness increased slightly from 1970 to 1978. Rodgers also found that the average
level of happiness reported by people age 65 and older increased from 1957 to 1978.
A(The) independent variable(s) in this study is(are):
a. people.
b. level of happiness.
c. age.
,d. gender.
e. marital status. - Answer c
Assume that Professor Rodgers from the previous question had studied only three
people aged 65 or older. Suppose he concluded that the average level of happiness
increased for people aged 65 and older. Rodgers would be committing
a. error of overgeneralization.
b. error of inaccurate observation.
c. error of illogical reasoning.
d. error of selective observation.
e. no error. - Answer a
Attempts to learn about the world people live in come from
a. direct experience.
b. tradition.
c. direct, personal inquiry.
d. authority.
e. direct experience; tradition, direct,; personal inquiry; and authority. - Answer e
Social science theory addresses
a. what should be.
b. what is.
c. what is not.
d. beliefs.
e. philosophy. - Answer b
,Which of the following would a sociologist be LEAST likely to study?
a. Crime rates increasing in rural areas
b. The incidence of child abuse in middle-income families
c. Mr. Smith quitting his job
d. The incidence of unemployment among white collar workers
e. Difference in unemployment rates between Black teens and White teens - Answer c
One of your friends scored in the 90s on her last ten exams. Although she has been
studying for this exam and feels prepared, she told you, "I know I'm going to flunk this
exam. I've been doing too well on exams." Your friend is committing the error of
a. illogical reasoning.
b. theory.
c. inaccurate observation.
d. selective observation.
e. overgeneralization. - Answer a
Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women.""
The dependent variable is
a. race.
b. sexual activity.
c. adolescence.
d. women.
e. age. - Answer b
, In comparison to nonscientific inquiry, scientific inquiry
a. takes special precaution to avoid error.
b. is a semiconscious activity.
c. is an activity where we are less concerned about making mistakes.
d. guards against all errors.
e. creates bias. - Answer a
An independent variable is a
a. theoretical concept.
b. variable influencing other variables.
c. variable influenced by other variables.
d. set of attributes.
e. either a variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others. - Answer
b
Which of the following is(are) a probabilistic statement(s)?
a. When serving as jurors, women always vote for acquittal.
b. When serving as jurors, women never vote for acquittal.
c. When serving as jurors, women tend to vote for acquittal.
d. When serving as jurors, women do not vote for acquittal.
e. When serving as jurors, women always generally vote for acquittal. - Answer c
Which of the following is most likely to be a list of variables?
