Question 1 Much of what we know, we know by a. tradition b. experience c. agreement d.observation e.conducting research
Question 2 A particular society takes the position that alternative views of reality are legitimate. Which view is this? a. nonmodern b. premodern c. modern d. heliomodern e. postmodern Question 3 Causal reasoning suggests that a. present circumstances cause future circumstances b. probabilistic reasoning is not involved c. future circumstances cause present circumstances d. we use a premodern view e. exceptions disprove the existence of causal connections
Question 4 Samantha has concluded that living in a coed residence hall makes residents more androgynous. As she continues her research, she tends to focus on events and situations that fit this pattern. Which error in inquiry is reflected? a. inaccurate observation b. selective observation c. over generalization d. replication e. illogical reasoning
Question 5 Vanessa wishes to use church attendance as a factor in her study, with the categories "none," "some," and "a lot." Church attendance and the categories are known as respectively a. a variable and attributes b. probabilistic and causal c. theory and method d. attributes and a variable e. method and theory Question 6 The distinction between quantitative and qualitative data in social research is essentially the distinction between a. useful data and less useful data b. theory and method c. good data and less good data d. numerical and non numerical data e. philosophy and religion
Question 7 Makita studied the literature on binge drinking and discovered a pattern between gender and binge drinking that might be logically and theoretically expected. She then did her study of college students and drinking. Which approach is reflected? a. pure b. deductive c. transductive d. inductive e. applied Question 8 Joe wished to explain every possible reason why his sister chose to attend the University of British Columbia, including personal, family, school, peer, and other types of influences. What Joe is doing is called a. pure research b. applied research c. an idiographic explanation d. deductive reasoning e. a nomothetic explanation
Question 9 Social researchers who put their research into practice are called a. pure researchers b. applied researchers c. nomothetic researchers d. quantitative researchers e. qualitative researchers
Question 10 You are interested in studying female inmates in Canadian federal correctional facilities. An ethical issue that might be of particular concern is a. anonymity b. confidentiality c. physical harm d. psychological harm e. voluntary participation
