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An Invitation to Social Research How It_s Done - Complete Test test bank - exam questions - quizzes (updated 2022)

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1. Aquestionaboutoneormoretopicsthatcanbeansweredthroughresearchisreferredtoasa
a. hypothesis.
b. socialinquiry.
c. researchquestion.
d. unitofanalysis.
e. noneofthese.


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: page2

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.02.01-Knowwhatconcepts,variables,andhypothesesare



2. Whichofthefollowingisanauthority,orsociallydefinedsourceofknowledge?
a. parents
b. media
c. religiousleaders
d. professors
e. allofthese


ANSWER: e

REFERENCES: page4

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.01-
Recognizetheadvantagesofknowledgebasedonresearchoverknowledgefromautho
ritiesandknowledgefrompersonalinquiry

3. Whenwerelyonphysicians,clergymembers,andelectedofficialsforinformation,weareputtingourfaithin
a. theirknowledgeinthosepositionsofauthority.
b. theirindividualknowledge.
c. theirknowledgeofscientificmethods.
d. ourabilitytocompareourowninquiryandexperienceswiththeirs.
e. theiraccesstosuperiorknowledge.


ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: page4

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.01-
Recognizetheadvantagesofknowledgebasedonresearchoverknowledgefromautho
ritiesandknowledgefrompersonalinquiry

4. Knowledgethatisbasedonevidencefromoursensesisreferredtoan
a. authority.
b. sensoryknowledge.
c. personalinquiry.
d. positivism.
e. appliedresearch.

,ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: page5

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.01-
Recognizetheadvantagesofknowledgebasedonresearchoverknowledgefromautho
ritiesandknowledgefrompersonalinquiry

,5. Whenindividualsrelyontheirownexperiencesasabasisforknowledgeabouttheworld,theyareusing
a. knowledgefromauthorities.
b. ascientificapproach.
c. personalinquiry.
d. intersubjectivity.
e. noneofthese.


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: page5

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.01-
Recognizetheadvantagesofknowledgebasedonresearchoverknowledgefromautho
ritiesandknowledgefrompersonalinquiry

6. Whatisapotentialproblemwithknowledgefrompersonalinquiry?
a. onemayovergeneralize.
b. perceiveselectivity.
c. prematureclosure.
d. usessensesalone.
e. allofthese.


ANSWER: e

REFERENCES: page5

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.01-
Recognizetheadvantagesofknowledgebasedonresearchoverknowledgefromautho
ritiesandknowledgefrompersonalinquiry

7. Thepositivistviewofsciencestatesthat
a. scienceshouldalwaysfocusonthingswhichbenefitsociety.
b. weshouldonlystudythingsthatcanbeobservedandmeasured.
c. scienceisbeneficialforprovidingsolidgroundforthingsinsocietythatcanbespeculatedabout.
d. scienceshouldbeobjective,freefrompersonalbiases
e. noneofthese


ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: page6

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.02-Appreciatetheimportanceofbothcareandcommunityinscience

8. Amongtheelementsofthescientificmethodare
a. specifyingthescopeofaninquiry.
b. examiningresearchthathasbeenpublishedinthepast.
c. theconnectionbetweenresearchandtheory.
d. subjectingresearchfindingstoreviewbyacommunityofscholars.
e. allofthese.

, ANSWER: e

REFERENCES: page6

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:AISR.ADLE.15.01.02-Appreciatetheimportanceofbothcareandcommunityinscience

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