SOC 3600 Exam 2 (2025) Actual
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Which .of .the .following .is .a .sign .of .the .presence .or .absence .of .the .concept .that
.one .is .studying? .
a. .indirect .observable .
b. .concept
c. .direct .observable
d. .indicator .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d. .indicator
Professor .Smith .gave .an .exam .Monday. .Wednesday, .he .gave .the .same .class
.the .same .exam. .He .was .clearly .interested .in? .
a. .reliability
b. .precision
c. .conceptualization
d. .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a. .reliability
The .specification .of .concepts .in .scientific .inquiry .depends .on: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-nominal .and .operational .definition
progression .of .measurement .steps .in .a .fully .structured .scientific .theory. .Whats
.the .order .that .it .goes .in. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Conceptualization, .nominal
.definition, .operational .definition, .and .measurement .in .the .real .world
most .social .scientists .would .not .accept .the .conceptualization .of .prejudice .as
.foot .size .because .such .a .measure .lacks: .
a. .reliability
b. .accuracy
c. .validity
d. .precision .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-validity
hudson .et .al .developed .a .series .of .questions, .to .examine .sexual .attitudes
.(SAS). .The .SAS .scores .of .religious .fundamentalists- .a .group .believed .to .be
.conservative .regarding .a .sexual .expression- .were .compared .with .the .scores .of
.social .work .graduate .students- .a .group .believed .to .be .liberal .regarding .sexual
.expression. .The .researchers .were .examining .the .instrument's: .
a. .content .validity
, b. .criterion-related .validity
c. .split .half .validity
d. .construct .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .criterion-related .validity
A .measurement .of .personality .that .produces .observable, .correct .results, .but
.that .are .not .consistent .would .be .considered:
a. .valid, .but .not .reliable
b. .valid .and .reliable
c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
d. .neither .valid .nor .reliable .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-valid, .but .not .reliable
a .nominal .definition:
a. .is .a .statement .detailing .what .we .will .be .involved .in .measuring .some .entity
b. .is .a .statement .that .allows .us .to .observe .some .entity
c. .is .a .statement .that .assigns .a .definition .to .a .concept
d. .is .a .statement .of .the .essential .nature .of .some .entity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c.
.is .a .statement .that .assigns .a .definition .to .a .concept
a .survey .question .asking .voters .which .political .party .they .are .affiliated .with
.(democrat, .Republican, .Independent) .is:
a. .exhaustive
b. .mutually .exclusive
c. .both .exhaustive .and .mutually .exclusive
d. .neither .exhaustive .nor .mutually .exclusive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .mutually
.exclusive
Professor .Salton .created .the .categories .of .less .than .20 .hours, .20 .hours .to .40
.hours, .40 .hours .to .60 .hours, .and .60 .hours .or .more .for .the .variable ."number .of
.hours .employed .outside .the .home." .The .attributes .in .Salton's .scheme
.represents:
a. .mutually .exclusive .measure
b. .exhaustive .measure
c. .both .exhaustive .and .mutually .exclusive
d. .neither .exhaustive .nor .mutually .exclusive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b.
.exhaustive .measure
which .of .the .following .is .a .nominal .variable?
a. .employment .status
b. .one .needs .to .know .the .attributes .to .determine .the .level .of .measurement
c. .age
d. .occupational .prestige .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .one .needs .to .know .the
.attributes .to .determine .the .level .of .measurement
a .measure .of .religiosity .that .is .consistent, .but .targets .the .respondent's .political
.affiliation .could .be .considered:
a. .valid, .but .not .reliable
b. .valid .and .reliable
c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
d. .neither .valid, .nor .reliable .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Which .of .the .following .is .a .sign .of .the .presence .or .absence .of .the .concept .that
.one .is .studying? .
a. .indirect .observable .
b. .concept
c. .direct .observable
d. .indicator .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-d. .indicator
Professor .Smith .gave .an .exam .Monday. .Wednesday, .he .gave .the .same .class
.the .same .exam. .He .was .clearly .interested .in? .
a. .reliability
b. .precision
c. .conceptualization
d. .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a. .reliability
The .specification .of .concepts .in .scientific .inquiry .depends .on: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-nominal .and .operational .definition
progression .of .measurement .steps .in .a .fully .structured .scientific .theory. .Whats
.the .order .that .it .goes .in. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Conceptualization, .nominal
.definition, .operational .definition, .and .measurement .in .the .real .world
most .social .scientists .would .not .accept .the .conceptualization .of .prejudice .as
.foot .size .because .such .a .measure .lacks: .
a. .reliability
b. .accuracy
c. .validity
d. .precision .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-validity
hudson .et .al .developed .a .series .of .questions, .to .examine .sexual .attitudes
.(SAS). .The .SAS .scores .of .religious .fundamentalists- .a .group .believed .to .be
.conservative .regarding .a .sexual .expression- .were .compared .with .the .scores .of
.social .work .graduate .students- .a .group .believed .to .be .liberal .regarding .sexual
.expression. .The .researchers .were .examining .the .instrument's: .
a. .content .validity
, b. .criterion-related .validity
c. .split .half .validity
d. .construct .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .criterion-related .validity
A .measurement .of .personality .that .produces .observable, .correct .results, .but
.that .are .not .consistent .would .be .considered:
a. .valid, .but .not .reliable
b. .valid .and .reliable
c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
d. .neither .valid .nor .reliable .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-valid, .but .not .reliable
a .nominal .definition:
a. .is .a .statement .detailing .what .we .will .be .involved .in .measuring .some .entity
b. .is .a .statement .that .allows .us .to .observe .some .entity
c. .is .a .statement .that .assigns .a .definition .to .a .concept
d. .is .a .statement .of .the .essential .nature .of .some .entity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c.
.is .a .statement .that .assigns .a .definition .to .a .concept
a .survey .question .asking .voters .which .political .party .they .are .affiliated .with
.(democrat, .Republican, .Independent) .is:
a. .exhaustive
b. .mutually .exclusive
c. .both .exhaustive .and .mutually .exclusive
d. .neither .exhaustive .nor .mutually .exclusive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .mutually
.exclusive
Professor .Salton .created .the .categories .of .less .than .20 .hours, .20 .hours .to .40
.hours, .40 .hours .to .60 .hours, .and .60 .hours .or .more .for .the .variable ."number .of
.hours .employed .outside .the .home." .The .attributes .in .Salton's .scheme
.represents:
a. .mutually .exclusive .measure
b. .exhaustive .measure
c. .both .exhaustive .and .mutually .exclusive
d. .neither .exhaustive .nor .mutually .exclusive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b.
.exhaustive .measure
which .of .the .following .is .a .nominal .variable?
a. .employment .status
b. .one .needs .to .know .the .attributes .to .determine .the .level .of .measurement
c. .age
d. .occupational .prestige .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-b. .one .needs .to .know .the
.attributes .to .determine .the .level .of .measurement
a .measure .of .religiosity .that .is .consistent, .but .targets .the .respondent's .political
.affiliation .could .be .considered:
a. .valid, .but .not .reliable
b. .valid .and .reliable
c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
d. .neither .valid, .nor .reliable .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-c. .not .valid, .but .reliable
