Soc 230 - Human Sexual Behavior » Fall 2021 » Exam 1

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Question #1
A hierarchy that assigns group members to have less or more of what a society has, is called a system of
A.   education
B.   cultural system
C.   social stratification
D.   occupation
Question #2
A hypothesis is a verified statement about testing social variables' relationship.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
According to book chapter and lecture, "culture" is the same as "personality".
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
According to chapter 1,
A.   human cultures ensure a great diversity in life
B.   animals do not have any culture at all
C.   the mental and psychiatry variables are not important in personality studies
D.   none of the above
Question #5
According to chapter, all cultures have same meanings in terms of "happy", and "productive".
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
According to fulfillment model,
A.   there are two forces located in individuals and conflict is necessary and there is a need for approval of others and self
B.   there is a need for approval of others and self and one has to meet the expectations of others and his/her society
C.   there are two forces located in individuals and conflict is necessary and one has to meet the expectations of others and his/her society
Question #7
According to functionalist theory
A.   the rich should be punished
B.   the poor should be disregarded
C.   the top talented individuals are rare in a society and they should be rewarded higher than others
D.   all of the above
Question #8
According to introduction lecture, Human first learned
A.   to use fire to cook raw meat
B.   All of the answers are correct.
C.   to stand up and create simple tools
D.   to create speaking and symbolic languages
Question #9
According to methods notes,
A.   a cross sectional study is better than a longitudinal study
B.   a cohort study is a cross sectional study
C.   a panel study follows the exact individuals in the surveys
D.   all of the above
Question #10
According to methods, when doing survey research,
A.   researchers use content analyses
B.   ethnographic interviews are used
C.   researchers use observations and conversations in fields
D.   quantitative data are collected through questionnaires
Question #11
According to the Consistency model
A.   the content of personality is largely learned and a person needs to be approved by others
B.   the content of personality is largely learned and a person also tries to control anxiety-modification of events
C.   a person also tries to control anxiety-modification of events and a person needs to be approved by others
Question #12
According to the Functionalist theory's own arguments
A.   both carpenters and doctors jobs should be equally important
B.   power and prestige have much less significance than money
C.   class struggles are necessary in a society
D.   if one invests more time, energy and money, one should be rewarded higher with money, prestige and power
Question #13
Dr. Mead argued that individuals in a modern society use ______ to conduct daily interactions
A.   personality
B.   class consciousness
C.   speaking, symbolic, and written languages
D.   all of the above
Question #14
England started the capitalist society first because of the
A.   process of "sheep ate humans" and profit made from the sheep industry
B.   invention of the steam machine and process of "sheep ate humans"
C.   invention of the steam machine and profit made from the sheep industry
Question #15
Factors that influence culture include
A.   social
B.   biological only
C.   ecological
D.   All of the answers are correct.
Question #16
Freud argued that early childhood socialization is
A.   very important in shaping individuals' personality
B.   related to one's religion
C.   related to a society's authority ranking
D.   related to one's community
Question #17
Functionalist theory stated that
A.   inequality is not affected by greed
B.   a society is like a functional body with some occupations are more important than others
C.   skills are greatly influenced by genetic inheritance
D.   all of the above
Question #18
Human development history went through
A.   only 3 stages
B.   at least 4 stages
C.   only 2 stages
D.   None of the above
Question #19
In book chapter, Etics refer to those psychological processes that are different across cultures.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
according to the chapter,
A.   race is also culture
B.   sexual orientation is not part of culture
C.   culture is a adaptation process that produces behaviors, thinking, and ways of being.
D.   all of the above
Question #21
In chapter 2, the most common dimension of culture operationalized on individual level is
A.   social integration and isolation
B.   social structure and social behaviors
C.   individualism and collectivism
D.   all of the above
Question #22
In Yanomamo video, there is no inter-tribe marriage
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #23
In lecture, humans first experienced low birth and low death stage
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #24
In chapter, it is said that there are no differences in how parents structure the home environment for children
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #25
According to Dr. Mead 1 to 6 year old is the most important stage for socialization.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #26
Door to door or face to face survey is more expensive than telephone survey.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #27
In lecture, a random sample means all individuals in the sample has an equal chance to be selected.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #28
In lecture, an independent variable is the effect of a dependent variable.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #29
In lecture, cross sectional data are more complex and costly than longitudinal data.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #30
In lecture, personality
A.   is the most important outcome of socialization and is the fairly stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions
B.   is the fairly stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions and is biologically determined only
C.   is the most important outcome of socialization and is biologically determined only
Question #31
In lecture, there are five socialization agencies for children.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #32
Darwin's evolution theory includes natural selection and genetic inheritance two basic principles
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #33
In methods, Field study has a high degree of reliability.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #34
In book, enculturation is unrelated at all to socialization.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #35
According to notes and book, personality includes only two components: cognition and emotion.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #36
In the video, Yanomamos do mention those persons' names after their death.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #37
According to notes and chapter, "values" are guiding principles for behaviors and most desirable goals in a society
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #38
According to lecture, the animal adopted children can finally become normal
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #39
In chapter 2 when doing culture and personality research
A.   the measurement bias can be involved
B.   All of the answers are correct.
C.   the sampling bias can be involved
D.   the response bias can be involved
Question #40
The intermediate variable in Marxist Conflict theory is
A.   social class
B.   class struggle
C.   class consciousness
D.   all of the above
Question #41
Personality refers to the unitque constellation of traits, attributes, qualities, and individual characteristics.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #42
Qualitative data are usually collected through field observations/conversations and ethnographic interviews.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #43
According to lecture and notes, usually a culture cannot be changed dramatically.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #44
children who were adopted by animals
A.   learned correct eye to eye contacts with humans after being rescued
B.   would be able to grow up as normal persons later
C.   would learn speech fast after being taken back to human societies
D.   usually cannot become normal because they lost most important socialization stage
Question #45
In lecture, the core U.S. values include competition, materialism, hard working, individualism, egoism etc.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #46
The homeless person James Robertson
A.   lived in LA streets for at least 16 years
B.   lost two children in a fire explosion in 1957
C.   All of the answers are correct.
D.   did have early childhood socialization
Question #47
One cannot apply self-administered questionnaire surveys to primitive societies
A.   because many of those societies don't have written languages. 
B.   because primitive societies' people are very selfish
C.   because those societies usually include group marriages
D.   all of the above
Question #48
The fulfillment model assumes two forces located in individuals.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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