Purdue SOC 100 Exam 1 Study Guide
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In everyday observation, we gather poor quality data and analyze it poorly.
Name an example - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The way to treat hiccups
Difference between inaccurate observation and selective observation? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inaccurate: failure to accuratley observe or pay attention to
things in life
Selective: paying attention to situations which support our own conclusion
Why is it important to know the source of information you use to make
decisions and form opinions? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔If we don't know the source
we have to question that belief, don't know if it's accurate
Why do we rely on tradition and authority? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It's all we know
so we trust that
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, Why should we be careful about relying on tradition and authority when the
stakes are high? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔We should be trying to observe like a
scientist, getting first-hand accounts
Why is the statement "two out of three doctors recommend our products"
not very informative? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Need context i.e. how they
measured, sample size, evaluate data carefully
Why should you be skeptical of "do this to get rich" presentations? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Should look at the table with who used the secrets and
what their success was versus who didn't use secrets and had success
What does "making the familiar strange" mean and what questions should
you be asking? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Are things what they seem? Why are
things the way they are? How could things be different?
When we made the urinals strange, what did the patterns of choice suggest
about what influences bathroom behavior? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔People think
before they choose, there is a a system/social rules
Why is the education system a social institution? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is
created and shaped by humans, changes over time, performs social role,
reproduces itself
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2024/2025 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
In everyday observation, we gather poor quality data and analyze it poorly.
Name an example - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The way to treat hiccups
Difference between inaccurate observation and selective observation? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inaccurate: failure to accuratley observe or pay attention to
things in life
Selective: paying attention to situations which support our own conclusion
Why is it important to know the source of information you use to make
decisions and form opinions? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔If we don't know the source
we have to question that belief, don't know if it's accurate
Why do we rely on tradition and authority? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It's all we know
so we trust that
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, Why should we be careful about relying on tradition and authority when the
stakes are high? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔We should be trying to observe like a
scientist, getting first-hand accounts
Why is the statement "two out of three doctors recommend our products"
not very informative? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Need context i.e. how they
measured, sample size, evaluate data carefully
Why should you be skeptical of "do this to get rich" presentations? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Should look at the table with who used the secrets and
what their success was versus who didn't use secrets and had success
What does "making the familiar strange" mean and what questions should
you be asking? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Are things what they seem? Why are
things the way they are? How could things be different?
When we made the urinals strange, what did the patterns of choice suggest
about what influences bathroom behavior? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔People think
before they choose, there is a a system/social rules
Why is the education system a social institution? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is
created and shaped by humans, changes over time, performs social role,
reproduces itself
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