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CHAPTERc 1c HUMANc INQUIRYcANDc SCIENCE
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Methodologyccouldcbestcbecdescribedcas
a. thecsciencecofcknowing
b. thecsciencecofcfindingcout
c. thecdiscoverycofcrealitycthroughcagreement
d. thecdiscoverycofcrealitycthroughcpersonalcexperience
e. theclogicalcaspectcofcscience
ANS:c B DIF:c Intro REF:c Lookingcforcreality
OBJ:c 2 TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
2. Ourcattemptsctoclearncaboutcthecworldcweclivecinccomecfrom
a. directcexperience
b. tradition
c. direct,cpersonalc inquiry
d. authority
e. Allcofcthesecchoicescarectrue.
ANS:c E DIF:c Intro REF:c Lookingcforcreality
OBJ:c 4 TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
3. Pregnantcatcagec15,cTammycdecidedctochavecthecbaby.cHercparentscwerecupsetcwithche
rc decisioncandcthreatenedctoc“cutchercoff”cifcshecdidcnotccompletechighcschool.cAcdiffi
cult
pregnancycandcembarrassmentcresultedcinchercdroppingcoutcofcschool.cAftercthecbabycwascbor
n,c hercparentscsaidcthatctheycwouldcraisecthecbabycbutcthatcshecwouldchavectocleavecthechouse
.cAtc agec16,cTammycwasconchercowncandcwithoutcanycmoneycorcjobcmarketcskills.c Shecbega
nctoc workcascacprostitute.cThiscexplanationcofcTammy’scprostitutioncis:
a. idiographic
b. nomothetic
c. probabilistic
d. quantitative
e. basedconcagreements
ANS:c A DIF:c Adv REF:c Idiographiccandcnomotheticcexplanation
OBJ:c 11 TOP:c Applied MSC:c Pickup
4. WhichcofcthecfollowingciscFALSEcconcerningcthecusecofctraditioncincinquiry?
a. Itchelpscavoidcthectaskcofcstartingcfromcscratchcincourcsearchcforcregularities
b. Itcdemonstratescthatcknowledgecisccumulative
c. Thecjumping-
offcpartcforcthecdevelopmentcofcknowledgeciscoftencthecinheritedcbodyc ofcinformat
ion
d. Itcenablescusctocseekcacdifferentcunderstandingcofcwhatcwecallcknowctocbectrue
e. Itcdoescnotcpreventcuscfromcperformingcfuturecinquiry.
ANS:c D DIF:c Intro REF:c Tradition
OBJ:c 6c TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Modified
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5. Today,csocialcscientificctheorycaddresses
a. howcthingscshouldcbe.
b. howcthingscare.
c. whycthingscarecasctheycare.
d. howcthingscarecandcwhy.
e. howcthingscshouldcbecandcwhy.
ANS:c D DIF:c Intro
REF:c Theory,cnotcphilosophycorcbeliefc OBJ:c 1
TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
6. WhichcofcthecfollowingcwouldcacsociologistcbecLEASTclikelyctocstudy?
a. whyccrimecratescarecincreasingcincruralcareas
b. thecincidencecofcchildcabusec inc middle-incomecfamilies
c. whycMr.cSmithcquitchiscjob
d. thec incidencecofcemploymentcamongcwhite-collarc workers
e. whycunemploymentcratescarechighercforcblackcteenscthancwhitecteens
ANS:c C DIF:c Adv
REF:c Aggregates,cnotcindividualsc OBJ:c 9
TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Pickup
7. Usingcdataccollected cbetweenc1957candc1978,cfromc15csamplescofcadults,cProfessorcRodger
sc (1982cSocialcForces)cfoundcthatc(1)cthecaverageclevelcofchappinesscreportedcbycpeoplecun
derc 65cyearscofcagecdeclinedcfromc1957ctoc1970.cForcthiscsamecgroup,cthecaverageclevelcof
c happinesscincreasedcslightlycfromc1970ctoc1978.c(2)cThe caverage clevelcofchappiness creport
edc bycpeoplecagec65candcoldercincreasedcfromc1957ctoc1978.cAc(the)cvariable(s)cincthiscstu
dycisc (are)
a. agedc65candcolder
b. lesscthancagec65
c. age
d. agec65
e. people.
ANS:c C DIF:c Adv
REF:c Conceptscandcvariablesc OBJ:c 10
TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Modified
8. ProfessorcWilliamscwascinterestedcincconductingcresearchconcthecelderlycandcfearcofccrime. c Hecspoke
ctoc threecwomen covercthecagecofc65cincacnearbycassistedclivingcfacilitycandcdeterminedcthatctheycwe
recmostc afraidcofcbeingcthecvictimscofcidentityctheft.c WhichcerrorchascProfessorcWilliamsccommitte
d?
a. thecerrorcofcinaccuratecobservation.
b. thecerrorcofcselectivecobservation.
c. thecerrorcofcovergeneralization
d. thecerrorcofcillogicalcreasoning
e. nocerror.
ANS:cC DIF:cAdv REF:cErrorscincinquiry,candcsomecsolution
s
OBJ:c7 TOP:cApplied MSC:cNew
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CHAPTERc 1c HUMANc INQUIRYcANDc SCIENCE
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Methodologyccouldcbestcbecdescribedcas
a. thecsciencecofcknowing
b. thecsciencecofcfindingcout
c. thecdiscoverycofcrealitycthroughcagreement
d. thecdiscoverycofcrealitycthroughcpersonalcexperience
e. theclogicalcaspectcofcscience
ANS:c B DIF:c Intro REF:c Lookingcforcreality
OBJ:c 2 TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
2. Ourcattemptsctoclearncaboutcthecworldcweclivecinccomecfrom
a. directcexperience
b. tradition
c. direct,cpersonalc inquiry
d. authority
e. Allcofcthesecchoicescarectrue.
ANS:c E DIF:c Intro REF:c Lookingcforcreality
OBJ:c 4 TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
3. Pregnantcatcagec15,cTammycdecidedctochavecthecbaby.cHercparentscwerecupsetcwithche
rc decisioncandcthreatenedctoc“cutchercoff”cifcshecdidcnotccompletechighcschool.cAcdiffi
cult
pregnancycandcembarrassmentcresultedcinchercdroppingcoutcofcschool.cAftercthecbabycwascbor
n,c hercparentscsaidcthatctheycwouldcraisecthecbabycbutcthatcshecwouldchavectocleavecthechouse
.cAtc agec16,cTammycwasconchercowncandcwithoutcanycmoneycorcjobcmarketcskills.c Shecbega
nctoc workcascacprostitute.cThiscexplanationcofcTammy’scprostitutioncis:
a. idiographic
b. nomothetic
c. probabilistic
d. quantitative
e. basedconcagreements
ANS:c A DIF:c Adv REF:c Idiographiccandcnomotheticcexplanation
OBJ:c 11 TOP:c Applied MSC:c Pickup
4. WhichcofcthecfollowingciscFALSEcconcerningcthecusecofctraditioncincinquiry?
a. Itchelpscavoidcthectaskcofcstartingcfromcscratchcincourcsearchcforcregularities
b. Itcdemonstratescthatcknowledgecisccumulative
c. Thecjumping-
offcpartcforcthecdevelopmentcofcknowledgeciscoftencthecinheritedcbodyc ofcinformat
ion
d. Itcenablescusctocseekcacdifferentcunderstandingcofcwhatcwecallcknowctocbectrue
e. Itcdoescnotcpreventcuscfromcperformingcfuturecinquiry.
ANS:c D DIF:c Intro REF:c Tradition
OBJ:c 6c TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Modified
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5. Today,csocialcscientificctheorycaddresses
a. howcthingscshouldcbe.
b. howcthingscare.
c. whycthingscarecasctheycare.
d. howcthingscarecandcwhy.
e. howcthingscshouldcbecandcwhy.
ANS:c D DIF:c Intro
REF:c Theory,cnotcphilosophycorcbeliefc OBJ:c 1
TOP:c Factual MSC:c Pickup
6. WhichcofcthecfollowingcwouldcacsociologistcbecLEASTclikelyctocstudy?
a. whyccrimecratescarecincreasingcincruralcareas
b. thecincidencecofcchildcabusec inc middle-incomecfamilies
c. whycMr.cSmithcquitchiscjob
d. thec incidencecofcemploymentcamongcwhite-collarc workers
e. whycunemploymentcratescarechighercforcblackcteenscthancwhitecteens
ANS:c C DIF:c Adv
REF:c Aggregates,cnotcindividualsc OBJ:c 9
TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Pickup
7. Usingcdataccollected cbetweenc1957candc1978,cfromc15csamplescofcadults,cProfessorcRodger
sc (1982cSocialcForces)cfoundcthatc(1)cthecaverageclevelcofchappinesscreportedcbycpeoplecun
derc 65cyearscofcagecdeclinedcfromc1957ctoc1970.cForcthiscsamecgroup,cthecaverageclevelcof
c happinesscincreasedcslightlycfromc1970ctoc1978.c(2)cThe caverage clevelcofchappiness creport
edc bycpeoplecagec65candcoldercincreasedcfromc1957ctoc1978.cAc(the)cvariable(s)cincthiscstu
dycisc (are)
a. agedc65candcolder
b. lesscthancagec65
c. age
d. agec65
e. people.
ANS:c C DIF:c Adv
REF:c Conceptscandcvariablesc OBJ:c 10
TOP:c Conceptualc MSC:c Modified
8. ProfessorcWilliamscwascinterestedcincconductingcresearchconcthecelderlycandcfearcofccrime. c Hecspoke
ctoc threecwomen covercthecagecofc65cincacnearbycassistedclivingcfacilitycandcdeterminedcthatctheycwe
recmostc afraidcofcbeingcthecvictimscofcidentityctheft.c WhichcerrorchascProfessorcWilliamsccommitte
d?
a. thecerrorcofcinaccuratecobservation.
b. thecerrorcofcselectivecobservation.
c. thecerrorcofcovergeneralization
d. thecerrorcofcillogicalcreasoning
e. nocerror.
ANS:cC DIF:cAdv REF:cErrorscincinquiry,candcsomecsolution
s
OBJ:c7 TOP:cApplied MSC:cNew
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