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Introduction to Sociology Study Questions and
Exams with Correct Answers (ORIGINAL
EXAM) A+ Graded University of People
In a study, a group of 10-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week
and then weighed to see
how much weight they gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?
1. the doughnuts
2. the boys
3. the duration of a week
4. the weight gained
4. the weight gained
Which statement provides the best operational definition of "childhood obesity"?
1. children who eat unhealthy foods and spend too much time watching television and
playing video
games
2. a distressing trend that can lead to health issues including type 2 diabetes and heart
disease
3. body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
4. the tendency of children today to weigh more than children of earlier generations
,body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
Which materials are considered secondary data?
1. photos and letters given to you by another person
2. books and articles written by other authors about their studies
3. information that you have gathered and now have included in your results
4. responses from participants whom you both surveyed and interviewed
books and articles written by other authors about their studies
What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in Victoria?
1. survey
2. experiment
3. field research
4. content analysis
3. field research
Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?
1. Participants do not know they are part of a study
,2. The researcher has no control over who is in the study
3. It is larger than an ordinary sample
4. Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study
4. Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study
What research method did John S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd mainly use in their
Middletown study?
1. secondary data
2. survey
3. participant observation
4. experiment
2. participant observation
Which research approach is best suited to the positivist approach?
1. questionnaire
2. case study
3. ethnography
4. secondary data analysis
1. questionnaire
, The main difference between ethnography and other types of participant observation
is:
1. ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing
2. ethnography subjects are unaware they're being studied
3. ethnographic studies always involve minority ethnic groups
4. there is no difference
1. ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing
Which best describes the results of a case study?
1. it produces more reliable results than other methods because of its depth
2. its results are not generally applicable
3. it relies solely on secondary data analysis
4. all of the above
2. its results are not generally applicable
Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method.
1. nonreactive
2. nonparticipatory
3. nonrestrictive
4. nonconfrontive
1. nonreactive
Introduction to Sociology Study Questions and
Exams with Correct Answers (ORIGINAL
EXAM) A+ Graded University of People
In a study, a group of 10-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week
and then weighed to see
how much weight they gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?
1. the doughnuts
2. the boys
3. the duration of a week
4. the weight gained
4. the weight gained
Which statement provides the best operational definition of "childhood obesity"?
1. children who eat unhealthy foods and spend too much time watching television and
playing video
games
2. a distressing trend that can lead to health issues including type 2 diabetes and heart
disease
3. body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
4. the tendency of children today to weigh more than children of earlier generations
,body weight at least 20 percent higher than a healthy weight for a child of that height
Which materials are considered secondary data?
1. photos and letters given to you by another person
2. books and articles written by other authors about their studies
3. information that you have gathered and now have included in your results
4. responses from participants whom you both surveyed and interviewed
books and articles written by other authors about their studies
What method did Andrew Ivsins use to study crack users in Victoria?
1. survey
2. experiment
3. field research
4. content analysis
3. field research
Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?
1. Participants do not know they are part of a study
,2. The researcher has no control over who is in the study
3. It is larger than an ordinary sample
4. Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study
4. Everyone has the same chance of being part of the study
What research method did John S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd mainly use in their
Middletown study?
1. secondary data
2. survey
3. participant observation
4. experiment
2. participant observation
Which research approach is best suited to the positivist approach?
1. questionnaire
2. case study
3. ethnography
4. secondary data analysis
1. questionnaire
, The main difference between ethnography and other types of participant observation
is:
1. ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing
2. ethnography subjects are unaware they're being studied
3. ethnographic studies always involve minority ethnic groups
4. there is no difference
1. ethnography isn't based on hypothesis testing
Which best describes the results of a case study?
1. it produces more reliable results than other methods because of its depth
2. its results are not generally applicable
3. it relies solely on secondary data analysis
4. all of the above
2. its results are not generally applicable
Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method.
1. nonreactive
2. nonparticipatory
3. nonrestrictive
4. nonconfrontive
1. nonreactive
