RSC2601 EXAM PREP 2012 - 2020
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SEMESTER 1 – 2017
QUESTION 1
In order for research to be regarded as scientific it must …
(a) entail observation and measurement
(b) formulate assumptions and hypothesis
(c) have a language of presentation that can only be understood by fellow
researchers
(1) (a)
(2) (a) (b)
(3) (c)
QUESTION 2
Science is characterised by …
(1) empirical investigation aimed at describing and not explaining the world.
(2) assumptions that can be measured objectively by reliable and valid tests.
(3) logic, observation and theorising.
(4) selective observation.
QUESTION 3
Which norm of the scientific community is trespassed in the following
scenario?
A scientist, employed by a government medical research laboratory, discovers an
agent that can drastically reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to unborn
baby. He keeps his discovery a secret. The scientist resigns from the laboratory
taking the formula for the agent with him for later personal financial gain.
(1) trespassing communalism in science
(2) lack of interest in the welfare of people
(3) entrepreneurial vision in the present capitalistic dominated society
(4) a lack of honesty in the scientific community
,QUESTION 4
Social researchers tend to focus on the meaning of customs and ways of behaviour.
According to the sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu, ordinary people are far more interested
in how these customs may be useful to them than their meaning. It is a source of
scientific error when researchers misunderstand the behaviour of ordinary people by
projecting their own interest in understanding the world onto the people they are
studying (that is, believing that their research subjects are also primarily interested in
meanings rather than practical usefulness).
Guarding against the biases that may result from assuming that everyone
thinks like oneself is called ...
1. reflexivity.
2. common sense.
3. positivism.
4. feminism.
QUESTION 5
Theory can influence research during …
(a) the choice of a research topic.
(b) the formulation of a research problem.
(c) conceptualisation and operationalisation.
(d) the collection of data.
(e) analysis and interpretation of data.
(1) (a) (b)
(2) (b) (c)
(3) (a) (b) (c)
(4) (a) (b) (c) (e)
(5) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
QUESTION 6
Read the following hypothesis and identify the dependent variable:
Women are more in favour of birth control than men.
(1) women
(2) men
(3) gender
(4) birth control
(5) attitude towards birth control
, QUESTION 7
Which of the following conditions for establishing causality are contained in the
case study below?
In a study to establish whether there is a connection between the number of hours
studied and examination results, RSC 2601 students are divided into two groups based
upon whether they study more or less than 10 hours per week. At the end of the
semester, the results of the two groups are compared to see if the group that studies
longer periods have better examination results, and we find that those who studied for
longer periods do indeed perform better.
(a) temporal order
(b) association between variables
(c) elimination of alternatives
(d) (d) logical reasoning
(1) (a)
(2) (a) (b)
(3) (c) (d)
(4) (b) (c) (d)
QUESTION 8
Choose the most correct option.
Why is research conducted?
(1) To solve practical problems.
(2) It contributes to the development of theories.
(3) To develop knowledge in a particular field, even if it isn’t immediately practical or
useful.
(4) All of the above.
QUESTION 9
Basic research tends to expand on ... knowledge.
(1) fundamental
(2) general
(3) in-depth
(4) applied
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SEMESTER 1 – 2017
QUESTION 1
In order for research to be regarded as scientific it must …
(a) entail observation and measurement
(b) formulate assumptions and hypothesis
(c) have a language of presentation that can only be understood by fellow
researchers
(1) (a)
(2) (a) (b)
(3) (c)
QUESTION 2
Science is characterised by …
(1) empirical investigation aimed at describing and not explaining the world.
(2) assumptions that can be measured objectively by reliable and valid tests.
(3) logic, observation and theorising.
(4) selective observation.
QUESTION 3
Which norm of the scientific community is trespassed in the following
scenario?
A scientist, employed by a government medical research laboratory, discovers an
agent that can drastically reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to unborn
baby. He keeps his discovery a secret. The scientist resigns from the laboratory
taking the formula for the agent with him for later personal financial gain.
(1) trespassing communalism in science
(2) lack of interest in the welfare of people
(3) entrepreneurial vision in the present capitalistic dominated society
(4) a lack of honesty in the scientific community
,QUESTION 4
Social researchers tend to focus on the meaning of customs and ways of behaviour.
According to the sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu, ordinary people are far more interested
in how these customs may be useful to them than their meaning. It is a source of
scientific error when researchers misunderstand the behaviour of ordinary people by
projecting their own interest in understanding the world onto the people they are
studying (that is, believing that their research subjects are also primarily interested in
meanings rather than practical usefulness).
Guarding against the biases that may result from assuming that everyone
thinks like oneself is called ...
1. reflexivity.
2. common sense.
3. positivism.
4. feminism.
QUESTION 5
Theory can influence research during …
(a) the choice of a research topic.
(b) the formulation of a research problem.
(c) conceptualisation and operationalisation.
(d) the collection of data.
(e) analysis and interpretation of data.
(1) (a) (b)
(2) (b) (c)
(3) (a) (b) (c)
(4) (a) (b) (c) (e)
(5) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
QUESTION 6
Read the following hypothesis and identify the dependent variable:
Women are more in favour of birth control than men.
(1) women
(2) men
(3) gender
(4) birth control
(5) attitude towards birth control
, QUESTION 7
Which of the following conditions for establishing causality are contained in the
case study below?
In a study to establish whether there is a connection between the number of hours
studied and examination results, RSC 2601 students are divided into two groups based
upon whether they study more or less than 10 hours per week. At the end of the
semester, the results of the two groups are compared to see if the group that studies
longer periods have better examination results, and we find that those who studied for
longer periods do indeed perform better.
(a) temporal order
(b) association between variables
(c) elimination of alternatives
(d) (d) logical reasoning
(1) (a)
(2) (a) (b)
(3) (c) (d)
(4) (b) (c) (d)
QUESTION 8
Choose the most correct option.
Why is research conducted?
(1) To solve practical problems.
(2) It contributes to the development of theories.
(3) To develop knowledge in a particular field, even if it isn’t immediately practical or
useful.
(4) All of the above.
QUESTION 9
Basic research tends to expand on ... knowledge.
(1) fundamental
(2) general
(3) in-depth
(4) applied
