Question 1

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime.In this theory, "higher education" is the

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A)  independent variable.
B)  dependent variable.
C)  correlation.
D)  effect.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Interpretive sociology focuses less on action itself and more on the meaning people attach to their actions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What term refers to any change in a subject's behavior that is caused by the awareness of being studied?

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A)  invalid response
B)  unreliable response
C)  the Stanford effect
D)  the Hawthorne effectE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

How does inductive logical thought differ from deductive logical thought? How can a researcher benefit from using both kinds of thinking?

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Question 5

Why is it necessary for researchers to understand the social characteristics of the people they are studying? What problems could arise if a researcher started to study the Amish, Korean Americans, or some other distinctive category of people and had no understanding of their way of life?

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It is necessary for researchers to under...

Question 6

The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be "value-free" in the conduct of their research was

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A)  Karl Marx.
B)  Emile Durkheim.
C)  Herbert Spencer.
D)  Max Weber.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Examine the following series of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.What is the median value?

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A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

A variable that is changed by another variable is called the "independent variable."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A random sample is likely to represent the population from which it is drawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

From a research point of view, what is the problem with the question, "Do you think that the government should spend less on defense and spend more on health care?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people will have no opinion on these issues.
B)  The question may spark an emotional response.
C)  Two different questions are being asked, so that a simple "yes" or "no" may distort the subject's actual opinion.
D)  The question asks for a personal opinion, which involves a value judgment.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

A researcher doing participant observation may often "break in" to a setting more easily with the help of a

Accepted Answer

A)  key informant.
B)  research assistant.
C)  bigger budget.
D)  longer questionnaire.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Qualitative research has special appeal to investigators who favor which theoretical approach?

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A)  the structural-functional approach
B)  the symbolic-interaction approach
C)  the social-conflict approach
D)  the social-exchange approachE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The very act of observing people may affect their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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