Sociology 1004 Exam 1 Virginia Tech
questions well answered
Sociology - correct answer ✔✔ Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social
organization
social structure - correct answer ✔✔ Routine pattern of interaction/relationships -- things
happening over and over w/ slow change -- may be simple/complex, concrete/abstract
social interaction - correct answer ✔✔ People orienting their actions to the actions of others
such as conversations or leaving a building. Interaction is NOT FREE but we think we are.
social relationship - correct answer ✔✔ Least free interaction -- a stable pattern of social
interaction
concept - correct answer ✔✔ an abstract idea; a general notion.
IDENTITY (people's perspective's w/in society)
variable - correct answer ✔✔ what changes in an experiement
(VALUES of concepts, must have add value to a concept)
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔ supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of
limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
, correlation - correct answer ✔✔ a mutual relationship/association or connection between two
or more things.
independent variable - correct answer ✔✔ what the experimenter specifically changes in an
experiment
dependent variable - correct answer ✔✔ a variable that changes in relationship to the
independent variable
spurious correlation - correct answer ✔✔ a mathematical relationship in which two or more
events or variables are not causally related to each other (i.e. they are independent), yet it may
be wrongly inferred that they are, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third,
unseen variable
observation - correct answer ✔✔ the action or process of observing something or someone
carefully or in order to gain information.
experiment - correct answer ✔✔ a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a
hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
survey - correct answer ✔✔ a general view, examination, or description of someone or
something.
self-concept - correct answer ✔✔ Reflected appraisals: our inference of what others behavior
suggest
social comparisons: comparing yourself to others performance (worse if a "relevant other")
Self-attribution - attibuting environmental factors to performance unless good
Psychological centrality -- self-concept after social pressure -- social class affects self-esteem
questions well answered
Sociology - correct answer ✔✔ Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social
organization
social structure - correct answer ✔✔ Routine pattern of interaction/relationships -- things
happening over and over w/ slow change -- may be simple/complex, concrete/abstract
social interaction - correct answer ✔✔ People orienting their actions to the actions of others
such as conversations or leaving a building. Interaction is NOT FREE but we think we are.
social relationship - correct answer ✔✔ Least free interaction -- a stable pattern of social
interaction
concept - correct answer ✔✔ an abstract idea; a general notion.
IDENTITY (people's perspective's w/in society)
variable - correct answer ✔✔ what changes in an experiement
(VALUES of concepts, must have add value to a concept)
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔ supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of
limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
, correlation - correct answer ✔✔ a mutual relationship/association or connection between two
or more things.
independent variable - correct answer ✔✔ what the experimenter specifically changes in an
experiment
dependent variable - correct answer ✔✔ a variable that changes in relationship to the
independent variable
spurious correlation - correct answer ✔✔ a mathematical relationship in which two or more
events or variables are not causally related to each other (i.e. they are independent), yet it may
be wrongly inferred that they are, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third,
unseen variable
observation - correct answer ✔✔ the action or process of observing something or someone
carefully or in order to gain information.
experiment - correct answer ✔✔ a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a
hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
survey - correct answer ✔✔ a general view, examination, or description of someone or
something.
self-concept - correct answer ✔✔ Reflected appraisals: our inference of what others behavior
suggest
social comparisons: comparing yourself to others performance (worse if a "relevant other")
Self-attribution - attibuting environmental factors to performance unless good
Psychological centrality -- self-concept after social pressure -- social class affects self-esteem
