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.   cultural system
B.   education
C.   occupation
D.   social stratification
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.   animals do not have any culture at all
B.   human cultures ensure a great diversity in life
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.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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 are two forces located in individuals and conflict is necessary and one has to meet the expectations of others and his/her society
C.   there is a need for approval of others and self and one has to meet the expectations of others and his/her society
Question #7
According to functionalist theory
A.   the top talented individuals are rare in a society and they should be rewarded higher than others
B.   the poor should be disregarded
C.   the rich should be punished
D.   all of the above
Question #8
According to introduction lecture, Human first learned
A.   All of the answers are correct.
B.   to stand up and create simple tools
C.   to use fire to cook raw meat
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.   quantitative data are collected through questionnaires
B.   ethnographic interviews are used
C.   researchers use observations and conversations in fields
D.   researchers use content analyses
Question #11
According to the Consistency model
A.   a person also tries to control anxiety-modification of events 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.   the content of personality is largely learned and a person needs to be approved by others
Question #12
According to the Functionalist theory's own arguments
A.   power and prestige have much less significance than money
B.   both carpenters and doctors jobs should be equally important
C.   if one invests more time, energy and money, one should be rewarded higher with money, prestige and power
D.   class struggles are necessary in a society
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.   invention of the steam machine and profit made from the sheep industry
B.   invention of the steam machine and process of "sheep ate humans"
C.   process of "sheep ate humans" and profit made from the sheep industry
Question #15
Factors that influence culture include
A.   biological only
B.   All of the answers are correct.
C.   ecological
D.   social
Question #16
Freud argued that early childhood socialization is
A.   very important in shaping individuals' personality
B.   related to one's community
C.   related to one's religion
D.   related to a society's authority ranking
Question #17
Functionalist theory stated that
A.   skills are greatly influenced by genetic inheritance
B.   a society is like a functional body with some occupations are more important than others
C.   inequality is not affected by greed
D.   all of the above
Question #18
Human development history went through
A.   only 3 stages
B.   only 2 stages
C.   at least 4 stages
D.   None of the above
Question #19
In book chapter, Etics refer to those psychological processes that are different across cultures.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
according to the chapter,
A.   culture is a adaptation process that produces behaviors, thinking, and ways of being.
B.   race is also culture
C.   sexual orientation is not part of culture
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.   individualism and collectivism
C.   social structure and social behaviors
D.   all of the above
Question #22
In Yanomamo video, there is no inter-tribe marriage
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #27
In lecture, a random sample means all individuals in the sample has an equal chance to be selected.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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 biologically determined only
B.   is the most important outcome of socialization and is the fairly stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions
C.   is the fairly stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions and is biologically determined only
Question #31
In lecture, there are five socialization agencies for children.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #32
Darwin's evolution theory includes natural selection and genetic inheritance two basic principles
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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.   All of the answers are correct.
B.   the response bias can be involved
C.   the sampling bias can be involved
D.   the measurement bias can be involved
Question #40
The intermediate variable in Marxist Conflict theory is
A.   social class
B.   class consciousness
C.   class struggle
D.   all of the above
Question #41
  
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.   usually cannot become normal because they lost most important socialization stage
B.   would be able to grow up as normal persons later
C.   learned correct eye to eye contacts with humans after being rescued
D.   would learn speech fast after being taken back to human societies
Question #45
In lecture, the core U.S. values include competition, materialism, hard working, individualism, egoism etc.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #46
The homeless person James Robertson
A.   All of the answers are correct.
B.   did have early childhood socialization
C.   lost two children in a fire explosion in 1957
D.   lived in LA streets for at least 16 years
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 those societies usually include group marriages
C.   because primitive societies' people are very selfish
D.   all of the above
Question #48
The fulfillment model assumes two forces located in individuals.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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