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Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
Select one:
a. Research existing sources
b. Report results
c. Receive corroboration from the field
d. Formulate a hypothesis - correct answer ✔Receive corroboration from the
field
Sociology is defined as the:
Select one:
a. Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon.
b. Systematic study of society and social interaction
c. Quantitative analysis of social transgressions.
d. Theoretical examination of life's origins.
Feedback - correct answer ✔Systematic study of society and social
interaction
Which of the following men coined the term positivisim, and is widely
considered the father of sociology?
Select one:
a. Auguste Comte
,b. Karl Marx
c. Max Weber
d. Émile Durkheim - correct answer ✔Auguste Comte
Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Sociological
Association's code of ethics?
Select one:
a. To guarantee the safety of their participants
b. To maintain value neutrality
c. To ensure the financial gain of the researchers
d. To foster professionally responsible scholarship in sociology - correct
answer ✔To ensure the financial gain of the researchers
A paradigm can be defined as:
Select one:
a. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to
formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support
of them
b. The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared
location, and religion
c. The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated -
correct answer ✔Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a
discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments
performed in support of them
,Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student
morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her
Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method.
Select one:
a. Qualitative
b. Pathos
c. Logos
d. Quantitative - correct answer ✔Quantitative
Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore
city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research
should Thomas conduct?
Select one:
a. A survey
b. Field research
c. An experiment
d. Secondary data analysis - correct answer ✔Secondary data analysis
Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research
practice?
Select one:
a. Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment
b. Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict
c. Observing study participants without their consent
d. Using a control group and an experimental group during observation
, Feedback - correct answer ✔Observing study participants without their
consent
Please define C. Wright Mill's sociological imagination.
Select one:
a. The theory that man evolved slowly over time.
b. The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics.
c. A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams.
d. How individuals understand their own and others' pasts in relation to history
and social structure. - correct answer ✔How individuals understand their own
and others' pasts in relation to history and social structure.
Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing
that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission
difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument
fall under?
Select one:
a. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict Theory
c. Symbolic Interactionism
d. Behaviorism - correct answer ✔Conflict Theory
Which of the following is NOT an example of a sociological hypothesis?
Select one: