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Cultures and Traditions of Indiana University
Exam 2 (IU) Questions and Answers Exam
What is the significance of Owen's title changing from "Professor of
Natural Philosophy" to "Professor of Natural Science." - ANSWER>>It
indicates how much more important the sciences were becoming in
1867 than they had been in 1825.
TRUE OR FALSE: if President Nutt had been successful in his quest to get
the agriculture school built in Bloomington IU would be a private,
rather than a public, university. - ANSWER>>FALSE
What description best describes the men graduating in 1867? -
ANSWER>>Businessman and Professionals
TRUE OF FALSE: After the Civil war, there were fewer young men--many
having died fighting in the war--left to go to college. - ANSWER>>FALSE
TRUE OF FALSE: Too many students were enrolled at IU, and so the
university did not have any students enrolled in the class of 1871. -
ANSWER>>FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Accepting women students brought more students,
and hence more money, to the university. - ANSWER>>TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Total student enrollment increased from 1836 to 1867
- ANSWER>>TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The number of women enrolled increased from 1836
to 1867 - ANSWER>>TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Total enrollment increased from 1867 to 1885 -
ANSWER>>TRUE
What is empirical knowledge? - ANSWER>>knowledge or information
based on experience or observation induction: coming to a general
conclusion based on repeated examples that show the same
phenomenon
Why would empirical evidence be especially important to studies like
Kinsey's? - ANSWER>>the controversial nature of this research means
that the findings had to be objectively defensible
Based on this scale, how would you describe Kinsey's understanding
and assertions about human sexual preference? - ANSWER>>The scale
suggests that sexual orientation occurs on a continuum, and people can
have characteristics of both preferences
What is Kinsey trying to say when he says "the living world is a
continuum...the sooner we learn this...the sooner we shall reach a
sound understanding of the realities of sex"? - ANSWER>>sexual
Cultures and Traditions of Indiana University
Exam 2 (IU) Questions and Answers Exam
What is the significance of Owen's title changing from "Professor of
Natural Philosophy" to "Professor of Natural Science." - ANSWER>>It
indicates how much more important the sciences were becoming in
1867 than they had been in 1825.
TRUE OR FALSE: if President Nutt had been successful in his quest to get
the agriculture school built in Bloomington IU would be a private,
rather than a public, university. - ANSWER>>FALSE
What description best describes the men graduating in 1867? -
ANSWER>>Businessman and Professionals
TRUE OF FALSE: After the Civil war, there were fewer young men--many
having died fighting in the war--left to go to college. - ANSWER>>FALSE
TRUE OF FALSE: Too many students were enrolled at IU, and so the
university did not have any students enrolled in the class of 1871. -
ANSWER>>FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Accepting women students brought more students,
and hence more money, to the university. - ANSWER>>TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Total student enrollment increased from 1836 to 1867
- ANSWER>>TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The number of women enrolled increased from 1836
to 1867 - ANSWER>>TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Total enrollment increased from 1867 to 1885 -
ANSWER>>TRUE
What is empirical knowledge? - ANSWER>>knowledge or information
based on experience or observation induction: coming to a general
conclusion based on repeated examples that show the same
phenomenon
Why would empirical evidence be especially important to studies like
Kinsey's? - ANSWER>>the controversial nature of this research means
that the findings had to be objectively defensible
Based on this scale, how would you describe Kinsey's understanding
and assertions about human sexual preference? - ANSWER>>The scale
suggests that sexual orientation occurs on a continuum, and people can
have characteristics of both preferences
What is Kinsey trying to say when he says "the living world is a
continuum...the sooner we learn this...the sooner we shall reach a
sound understanding of the realities of sex"? - ANSWER>>sexual
