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Full Test Bank For Social Science An Introduction To The Study of Society 14Th Edition Elgin F Hunt PDF Docx Full Chapter Chapter
Full Test Bank For Social Science An Introduction To The Study of Society 14Th Edition Elgin F Hunt PDF Docx Full Chapter Chapter
8) Scientific inquiry is possible in a society in which certain attitudes are developed and tolerated. These
attitudes include curiosity, objectivity, and:
A) aggression.
B) accessibility.
C) skepticism.
D) complacency.
Answer: C
Ref: 8
Diff: 2
10) In the social sciences, very little use can be made of controlled experiments because the investigator:
A) cannot control the situations.
B) does not need this method.
C) knows too much about human behavior.
D) must not be part of the experiment.
Answer: A
Ref: 9
Diff: 1
Test Bank for Hunt and Colander’s Social Science, 14/e Chapter 1 Social Science and Its Methods
11) Thomas Kuhn argued that scientific progression occurs by paradigm shifts. A paradigm is:
A) a scientific method and the technology that supports it.
B) a scientific record keeping method.
C) a scientific theory and the core of beliefs that surround it.
D) a way of understanding without evidence.
Answer: C
Ref: 11
Diff: 2
12) The study of social arrangements to maintain peace and order within a given society is called:
A) economics.
B) anthropology.
C) geography.
D) political science.
Answer: D
Ref: 11
Diff: 1
13) Which of the following is NOT one of the nine steps of scientific research outlined in your text:
A) defining the problem before drawing conclusion.
B) reviewing the literature.
C) determining a time frame.
D) analyzing the results.
Answer: C
Ref: 14
Diff: 2
14) Joseph Holz's study of the implications of teen pregnancy concluded that whether or not mothers had
borne a child in their teens made:
A) a major difference in their economic and social positions.
B) little difference in their economic and social positions.
C) a difference which was received well by conservatives.
D) a difference which was popular with both liberals and conservatives.
Answer: B
Ref: 15
Diff: 2
16) Functionalist, conflict, exchange, and symbolic interaction are four major theoretical approaches that
are:
A) mutually exclusive as theoretical approaches.
B) used together as a combined approach instead of being used separately.
C) necessarily independent of each other.
D) sometimes used in combination to study problems.
Answer: D
Ref: 16
Diff: 2
17) The social science method that involves making a detailed examination and analysis of a particular
issue or problem situation is called the:
A) comparative method.
B) case method.
C) historical method.
D) cross-cultural method.
Answer: B
Ref: 17
Diff: 1
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