Question 1

Paradigms are either true or false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Morse wants to study the role of religion in society-how it gives societies a focus; how it gives meaning to unexplainable events; and how it often connects with the political and economic institutions.Which paradigm would be best to describe this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist
B)  ethnomethodology
C)  structural functionalism
D)  symbolic interactionism
E)  critical religion theory

Question 3

In practice,scientific inquiry typically alternates between deduction and induction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Operationalizing a concept refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  clarifying the meaning of the concept.
B)  specifying how a concept is related to other concepts.
C)  interpreting the results from the study of a concept.
D)  selecting indicators to measure the concept.
E)  comparing one concept to another.

Question 5

Which of the following illustrates the use of the inductive method?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothesis, observations, accept or reject hypothesis
B)  observations, pattern finding, generalizations
C)  theory, hypothesis, observations, generalizations
D)  theory, observations, and generalizations
E)  generalizations, theory, observations

Question 6

Professor May wants to learn how grandparents define their role when they become the guardians of their grandchild.May asks grandparents questions like,"How did you come to have custody of your grandchild?" and "Do you feel more like a parent or a grandparent?" Which of the following paradigms is May probably using?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theory
B)  social Darwinism
C)  structural functionalism
D)  ethnomethodology
E)  symbolic interactionism

Question 7

Which one of the following adapted Darwin's idea of survival of the fittest to societies and believed that society was getting better and better?

Accepted Answer

A)  Durkheim
B)  Marx
C)  Mead
D)  Spencer
E)  Weber

Question 8

Cooley's "looking-glass self," which states that the characteristics that we attribute to
Ourselves are the same ones that we believe others attribute to us,is an example of the ________________ paradigm.

Accepted Answer

A)  social Darwinism
B)  conflict
C)  symbolic interactionism
D)  ethnomethodology
E)  structural functionalism

Question 9

The hypothesis that no relationship exists among the variables being studied is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental hypothesis.
B)  alternative hypothesis.
C)  effect hypothesis.
D)  proven hypothesis.
E)  null hypothesis.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about paradigms is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paradigms shape the kinds of observations we are likely to make.
B)  Paradigms determine the kinds of facts we will discover.
C)  Paradigms shape the conclusions that we draw from facts.
D)  Paradigms determine whether we look at micro or macro concerns.
E)  All of these choices are TRUE about paradigms,

Question 11

In deduction,we start from observed data and develop a generalization that explains the relationship between the observed concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The fundamental models or frames of reference we use to organize our observations and reasoning are:

Accepted Answer

A)  paradigms.
B)  theories.
C)  hypotheses.
D)  laws.
E)  concepts.

Question 13

While our subjectivity is individual,our search for objectivity is social.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Theories must always shape and direct research efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bob is interested in studying why his adolescent cousin Alex and his neighborhood
Friends became juvenile delinquents.Given his interests,he will most likely utilize __________ in conducting his research.

Accepted Answer

A)  macrotheory
B)  microtheory
C)  Darwinist theory
D)  inductive theory
E)  conflict theory

Question 16

Which of the following outlines the steps in the traditional deductive model?

Accepted Answer

A)  theoretical expectation, testable hypothesis, operationalization of concepts, observations
B)  operationalization of concepts, theoretical expectation, testable hypothesis, observations
C)  operationalization of concepts, testable hypotheses, observations, theoretical expectation
D)  observations, theoretical expectation, operationalization of concepts, testable hypothesis
E)  theoretical expectation, operationalization of concepts, testable hypothesis, observations

Question 17

Theories seek to provide logical explanations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The concept of prestige is empirical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following topics would a macrotheorist be more likely to study than a microtheorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect of judge's instructions on jury deliberation
B)  international relations among countries
C)  the grandparent-grandchild relationship
D)  student-faculty interactions
E)  dating behavior among students at Everywhere University

Question 20

Interest convergence is the belief that the majority group members will only support the interest of the minority group if it benefits the majority group as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Paradigms are either true or false.

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In practice,scientific inquiry typically alternates between deduction and induction.

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The fundamental models or frames of reference we use to organize our observations and reasoning are:

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Morse wants to study the role of religion in society-how it gives societies a focus; how it gives meaning to unexplainable events; and how it often connects with the political and economic institutions.Which paradigm would be best to describe this study?

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The concept of prestige is empirical.

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Bob is interested in studying why his adolescent cousin Alex and his neighborhood Friends became juvenile delinquents.Given his interests,he will most likely utilize __________ in conducting his research.

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Interest convergence is the belief that the majority group members will only support the interest of the minority group if it benefits the majority group as well.

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In deduction,we start from observed data and develop a generalization that explains the relationship between the observed concepts.

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Operationalizing a concept refers to

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Cooley's "looking-glass self," which states that the characteristics that we attribute to Ourselves are the same ones that we believe others attribute to us,is an example of the ________________ paradigm.

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Which one of the following adapted Darwin's idea of survival of the fittest to societies and believed that society was getting better and better?

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Theories seek to provide logical explanations.

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Which of the following topics would a macrotheorist be more likely to study than a microtheorist?

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Theories must always shape and direct research efforts.

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Which of the following outlines the steps in the traditional deductive model?

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While our subjectivity is individual,our search for objectivity is social.

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The hypothesis that no relationship exists among the variables being studied is known as the

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Which of the following statements about paradigms is FALSE?

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Which of the following illustrates the use of the inductive method?

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Morse wants to study the role of religion in society-how it gives societies a focus; how it gives meaning to unexplainable events; and how it often connects with the political and economic institutions.Which paradigm would be best to describe this study?

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The concept of prestige is empirical.

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Interest convergence is the belief that the majority group members will only support the interest of the minority group if it benefits the majority group as well.

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In deduction,we start from observed data and develop a generalization that explains the relationship between the observed concepts.

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Cooley's "looking-glass self," which states that the characteristics that we attribute to Ourselves are the same ones that we believe others attribute to us,is an example of the ________________ paradigm.

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Which one of the following adapted Darwin's idea of survival of the fittest to societies and believed that society was getting better and better?

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Theories seek to provide logical explanations.

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