CAFS EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027
What are the 2 things needed to engage in the process of Social Science Inquiry? -
CORRECT ANSWER -research and theory
tool used to understand and describe the world and a framework of how ideas are related -
CORRECT ANSWER -Theory
beliefs that are believed to be true - CORRECT ANSWER -Assumptions
terms and specific ideas used in building a theory - CORRECT ANSWER -Concepts
statements that demonstrate how concepts fit together in a context - CORRECT ANSWER -
Propositions
a theory's ability to generate questions - CORRECT ANSWER -Heuristic Value
Usefulness of a theory is determined by its ability to? - CORRECT ANSWER --
describe more detail
-predict with more accuracy
-apply to a broader range of specific cases
broad - CORRECT ANSWER -macro
narrow - CORRECT ANSWER -micro
point of view - CORRECT ANSWER -perspective
, How do scholars gather data? - CORRECT ANSWER -
through observation and analysis of evidence
moving from specific bits of info toward a general idea - CORRECT ANSWER -
inductive reasoning
taking a general idea and teasing out the details - CORRECT ANSWER -Deductive reasoning
radical changes or shifts in scientific views - CORRECT ANSWER -Paradigm shift
name, classify, and organize phenomena - CORRECT ANSWER -Descriptive function
become aware of processes, events, and phenomena that we may not have otherwise noticed
- CORRECT ANSWER -Sensitizing function
make connections between events and processes that appear to be distinct and unrelated -
CORRECT ANSWER -Integrative function
explains data, such as how and why do things happen as they do - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explanatory function
to make sense of our world - CORRECT ANSWER -Value function
the mind, sexuality, and how we deal other stress - CORRECT ANSWER -Freuds theories
communism is an alternative to social injustice and oppression - CORRECT ANSWER -
Marx's theories
ANSWERS 2026-2027
What are the 2 things needed to engage in the process of Social Science Inquiry? -
CORRECT ANSWER -research and theory
tool used to understand and describe the world and a framework of how ideas are related -
CORRECT ANSWER -Theory
beliefs that are believed to be true - CORRECT ANSWER -Assumptions
terms and specific ideas used in building a theory - CORRECT ANSWER -Concepts
statements that demonstrate how concepts fit together in a context - CORRECT ANSWER -
Propositions
a theory's ability to generate questions - CORRECT ANSWER -Heuristic Value
Usefulness of a theory is determined by its ability to? - CORRECT ANSWER --
describe more detail
-predict with more accuracy
-apply to a broader range of specific cases
broad - CORRECT ANSWER -macro
narrow - CORRECT ANSWER -micro
point of view - CORRECT ANSWER -perspective
, How do scholars gather data? - CORRECT ANSWER -
through observation and analysis of evidence
moving from specific bits of info toward a general idea - CORRECT ANSWER -
inductive reasoning
taking a general idea and teasing out the details - CORRECT ANSWER -Deductive reasoning
radical changes or shifts in scientific views - CORRECT ANSWER -Paradigm shift
name, classify, and organize phenomena - CORRECT ANSWER -Descriptive function
become aware of processes, events, and phenomena that we may not have otherwise noticed
- CORRECT ANSWER -Sensitizing function
make connections between events and processes that appear to be distinct and unrelated -
CORRECT ANSWER -Integrative function
explains data, such as how and why do things happen as they do - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explanatory function
to make sense of our world - CORRECT ANSWER -Value function
the mind, sexuality, and how we deal other stress - CORRECT ANSWER -Freuds theories
communism is an alternative to social injustice and oppression - CORRECT ANSWER -
Marx's theories
