I-Write the Correct Answer .

1. Studies the optimum allocation of scarce resources and how individuals interact within the social
structure to address questions regarding the production and exchange of goods and services.

a. Political Science b. Geography c. Social Work d. Economic

2. Which of the following is not a field of the social sciences?

a. Counseling b. Demography c. Political Science d. Sociology

3. Studies changes in population growth through the analysis of statistics on birth, human movement
and morbidity, agedness, and mortality.

a. Geography b. Economics c. Demography d. Statistic

4. Field of study that is focused on the use and application of the different concepts, theoretical models,
and theories of the social science disciplines to help understand society and the different problems and
issues it faces .

a. Social Sciences b. Applied Social Sciences c. Natural Sciences d. Behavioral Science

5. Which of the following is a main discipline/professional track of the applied social science?

a. Political Science b. Demographic Studies c. Guidance Counseling d. Sociological Research

6. A discipline that provides guidance, help, and support to individuals through the application if
psychological methods that includes case history data, personal interviews, and aptitude tests.

a. Social Work b. Demography c. Counseling d. Statistics

7. Field of study where practitioners help individuals, families, groups, and communities enhance
peoples’ skills and ability to use their own resources and that of the community to resolve social and
community problems

a. Life Coach b. Communication Studies c. Social Work d. Journalism

8. Which of the following best describes what social sciences have in common?

a. An interest in studying human beings b. The study of the human mind

c. A focus on material culture d. Research that overlaps with genetics

9. Which of the following is NOT an example of a social science?

a.Physics b.Economics c.Anthropology d.Psychology

10. If you were to explore why one group of people speak the way that they do, which discipline would
be the MOST relevant?

a.Linguistics b.Economics c.Psychology d.Chemistry

TRUE or FALSE – Write TRUE if the statement is right, and FALSE if otherwise. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN
THE PROVIDED SPACE

1. Applied social science attempts to focus on a distinct issue but use insights arising from various
social science disciplines
2. Applied Social Science is a broad field that draws on different social theories and perspectives
and combines theories and practice drawn from different social disciplines that highlight the
complexity of social issues
3. Social Science are described as generators of knowledge about the social world to cause
understanding
4. Applied social sciences are disciplines concerned with the systematic study of social phenomena
5. Psychology, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, economics, history, and political science are
disciplines of social science
6. Counseling, social work and communication are applied social sciences
7. Counseling is generally a non-clinical intervention.
8. Is a discipline, counseling is not allied to any social science
9. Psychology is a branch of social science that deals with the design, administration and
interpretation of the quantitative tests for the measurement of psychological variables such as
intelligence, aptitude, interests, and personality traits
10. The principles of counseling can be found in the basic process of counseling since they govern
each and every step.
11. The applied social sciences can introduce ways to achieve long lasting peace through a
practitioners’s knowledge and application of the political processes that include peace-building
processes and conflict management mechanism

III. The jumbled words will guide you in identifying the social science discipline being
described.

1.Study of society, social institutions, and social relationships

L O G I C O S Y O -__________________

2. Study of human origins, societies, cultures, and races,

P Y L O G H A N T H O R ___________________

3. Branch of social science that deals with the production, distribution, consumption, and
management of goods & services

M O C O N I E C S________________

4. Study of the natural features of the earth’s surface, including topography, climate, soil,
vegetation, etc., and man’s response to them

G Y R E O G A H P_______________

5. Scientific study of language

G L U I T I N A C S___________________

6. Scientific study of all forms of human and animal behavior, sometimes concerned with the
methods through which behavior can be modified

S C H O O G L Y P Y________________

III.ESSAY

1.Which among the 3 Applied Social Science Career would you like to have? Why?