Soc 101 - Introduction to Sociology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 1

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Question #1
Which sociological research method is most likely to produce quantitative data that will identify cause-and-effect relationships?
A.   the survey
B.   participant observation
C.   secondary analysis
D.   the experiment
Question #2
Peter Berger describes using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.
A.   specific; general
B.   general; particular
C.   good; worst tragedies
D.   new; old
Question #3
Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed
A.   scientific research into common sense.
B.   personal problems into public issues.
C.   common sense into laws of society.
D.   people into supporters of the status quo.
Question #4
The theoretical approach in sociology that assumes society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability is the
A.   tradition-based approach.
B.   symbolic-interaction approach.
C.   structural-functional approach.
D.   social-conflict approach.
Question #5
In the process of measurement, reliability refers to
A.   how dependable the researcher is.
B.   whether you are really measuring what you want to measure.
C.   whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results.
D.   whether or not everyone agrees with the study’s results.
Question #6
______ refers to measuring exactly what one intends to measure.
A.   Congruence
B.   Repeatability
C.   Validity
D.   Reliability
Question #7
Two variables are said to display correlation if
A.   they vary together.
B.   they are caused by the same factor.
C.   one occurs before the other.
D.   both measure the same thing.
Question #8
Interpretive sociology refers to sociology that
A.   focuses on the meaning people attach to their social world.
B.   focuses on action.
C.   seeks to bring about change.
D.   sees an objective reality “out there.”
Question #9
Critical sociology
A.   seeks to bring about desirable social change.
B.   is based on Weber’s principle of verstehen.
C.   endorses the principle of being value-free.
D.   focuses on the meaning people attach to behavior.
Question #10
A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a
A.   sampling frame.
B.   target group.
C.   closed-format group.
D.   sample

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