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In the 1980s, several feminist social researchers maintained that _____ was incompatible with
feminist ideals.
A) constructionism
B) qualitative research
C) quantitative research
D) the idea of Verstehen - answer✔C)quantitative research
george herbert mead _____
a) wrote that the study of social facts requires that all "preconceptions must be eradicated"
b) did a study of "riverside" in east london (england) to determine how the residents perceived
the criminal activity in their neighbourhood
c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
d) none of the above is correct - answer✔c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
which of the following is an example of a theory of the middle range?
A) postmodernism
B) durkheim's theory of suicide
C) structural functionalism
D) symbolic interactionist theory - answer✔B)Durkheim's theory of suicide
the principle of empiricism maintains that _____
a) social action should be interpreted from the point of view of the actors
b) there are really no differences between "scientific" statements and "moral" statements
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c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as knowledge
d) it is impossible to achieve both objectivity and intersubjectivity at the same time - answer✔c)
only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as knowledge
the process: theory => hypothesis => data collection => findings => hypothesis confirmed or
rejected typifies the _____ approach to social research.
A) constructivist
B) inductive
C) interpretivist
D) deductive - answer✔D) deductive
Social research arises from which of the following motives?
A) A desire to solve a social problem
B) A desire to test the adequacy of a theory
C) The need to gather information to create theories
D) All of the above are correct - answer✔D) All of the above are correct
"People who skip classes tend to do poorly on exams, especially in upper-year courses." This is
an example of a(n) _____
A) epistemological statement
B) theory of the middle range
C) deterministic statement
D) probabilistic statement - answer✔D) probabilistic statement
The process: 'Observations/findings --> Theory' typifies the ________ approach to social
research.
A)inductive
B)deductive
C)objectivist
D)grand theory - answer✔A)inductive
Verstehen, as used by sociologists, refers to ________.
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A)the belief that scientific understandings must be based on sensory data
B)the idea that stigma or a 'social stain' may be hard for certain individuals in society to
eradicate
C)the notion that there are no facts, only interpretations
D)empathetic understanding - answer✔D)empathetic understanding
Intersubjectivity refers to ________.
A)the idea that one subject's view of reality is as good as any other
B)the claim that independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers with different
values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
C)the interactions that subjects have with each other
D)the belief, held by interpretive social scientists, that the subject him/herself creates meaning
through symbolic interaction - answer✔B)the claim that independent observers of a
phenomenon, even observers with different values, should be able to reach the same
conclusions
Lifeguards are given a written test on water safety and rescue, and then a second test in which
they have to dive into a pool and perform a rescue maneuver. If the people who score highly on
the written test also score highly on the second test, ________ has been established.
A)internal validity
B)convergent invalidity
C)internal reliability
D)convergent validity - answer✔D)convergent validity
Qualitative researchers sometimes criticize people who do quantitative research because they
________.
A)use an interpretivist epistemology
B)assume a constructionist ontology
C)assume an objectivist ontology
D)use an interpretivist ontology - answer✔C)assume an objectivist ontology
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Professor Medvidev estimates research participants' wealth by counting the number of cars
they own. This procedure is an example of a(n) ________.
A)inductive approach to research
B)operational definition
C)nominal definition
D)deductive approach to research - answer✔B)operational definition
________ is a measure of internal consistency for multiple-item measures.
A) A 'response set'
B) A Likert scale
C) 'True' variation
D) Cronbach's alpha coefficient - answer✔D) Cronbach's alpha coefficient
The split-half method is used as a test of ________.
A)internal validity
B)internal reliability
C)concurrent validity
D)the stability of a measure over time - answer✔B)internal reliability
The test-retest procedure is designed to detect ________.
A)concurrent validity
B)the stability of a measure over time
C)internal validity
D)internal reliability - answer✔B)the stability of a measure over time
Which of the following best captures the process of quantitative research?
A)Hypothesis --> Theory --> Devise measures of concepts --> Collect data
B)Collect data --> Theory --> Hypothesis --> Devise measures of concepts
C)Theory --> Hypothesis --> Devise measures of concepts --> Collect data
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SCMA 2040 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
In the 1980s, several feminist social researchers maintained that _____ was incompatible with
feminist ideals.
A) constructionism
B) qualitative research
C) quantitative research
D) the idea of Verstehen - answer✔C)quantitative research
george herbert mead _____
a) wrote that the study of social facts requires that all "preconceptions must be eradicated"
b) did a study of "riverside" in east london (england) to determine how the residents perceived
the criminal activity in their neighbourhood
c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
d) none of the above is correct - answer✔c) was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
which of the following is an example of a theory of the middle range?
A) postmodernism
B) durkheim's theory of suicide
C) structural functionalism
D) symbolic interactionist theory - answer✔B)Durkheim's theory of suicide
the principle of empiricism maintains that _____
a) social action should be interpreted from the point of view of the actors
b) there are really no differences between "scientific" statements and "moral" statements
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c) only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as knowledge
d) it is impossible to achieve both objectivity and intersubjectivity at the same time - answer✔c)
only phenomena perceivable through the senses should be accepted as knowledge
the process: theory => hypothesis => data collection => findings => hypothesis confirmed or
rejected typifies the _____ approach to social research.
A) constructivist
B) inductive
C) interpretivist
D) deductive - answer✔D) deductive
Social research arises from which of the following motives?
A) A desire to solve a social problem
B) A desire to test the adequacy of a theory
C) The need to gather information to create theories
D) All of the above are correct - answer✔D) All of the above are correct
"People who skip classes tend to do poorly on exams, especially in upper-year courses." This is
an example of a(n) _____
A) epistemological statement
B) theory of the middle range
C) deterministic statement
D) probabilistic statement - answer✔D) probabilistic statement
The process: 'Observations/findings --> Theory' typifies the ________ approach to social
research.
A)inductive
B)deductive
C)objectivist
D)grand theory - answer✔A)inductive
Verstehen, as used by sociologists, refers to ________.
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A)the belief that scientific understandings must be based on sensory data
B)the idea that stigma or a 'social stain' may be hard for certain individuals in society to
eradicate
C)the notion that there are no facts, only interpretations
D)empathetic understanding - answer✔D)empathetic understanding
Intersubjectivity refers to ________.
A)the idea that one subject's view of reality is as good as any other
B)the claim that independent observers of a phenomenon, even observers with different
values, should be able to reach the same conclusions
C)the interactions that subjects have with each other
D)the belief, held by interpretive social scientists, that the subject him/herself creates meaning
through symbolic interaction - answer✔B)the claim that independent observers of a
phenomenon, even observers with different values, should be able to reach the same
conclusions
Lifeguards are given a written test on water safety and rescue, and then a second test in which
they have to dive into a pool and perform a rescue maneuver. If the people who score highly on
the written test also score highly on the second test, ________ has been established.
A)internal validity
B)convergent invalidity
C)internal reliability
D)convergent validity - answer✔D)convergent validity
Qualitative researchers sometimes criticize people who do quantitative research because they
________.
A)use an interpretivist epistemology
B)assume a constructionist ontology
C)assume an objectivist ontology
D)use an interpretivist ontology - answer✔C)assume an objectivist ontology
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Professor Medvidev estimates research participants' wealth by counting the number of cars
they own. This procedure is an example of a(n) ________.
A)inductive approach to research
B)operational definition
C)nominal definition
D)deductive approach to research - answer✔B)operational definition
________ is a measure of internal consistency for multiple-item measures.
A) A 'response set'
B) A Likert scale
C) 'True' variation
D) Cronbach's alpha coefficient - answer✔D) Cronbach's alpha coefficient
The split-half method is used as a test of ________.
A)internal validity
B)internal reliability
C)concurrent validity
D)the stability of a measure over time - answer✔B)internal reliability
The test-retest procedure is designed to detect ________.
A)concurrent validity
B)the stability of a measure over time
C)internal validity
D)internal reliability - answer✔B)the stability of a measure over time
Which of the following best captures the process of quantitative research?
A)Hypothesis --> Theory --> Devise measures of concepts --> Collect data
B)Collect data --> Theory --> Hypothesis --> Devise measures of concepts
C)Theory --> Hypothesis --> Devise measures of concepts --> Collect data
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