Sociology in Our Times 6th Canadian Edition by Murray - Test Bank

Chapter 2–Sociological Research

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Why is sociological research necessary?

a.	It allows us to confirm commonsense beliefs.
b.	It allows us to arrive at a more informed understanding of “hows” and “whys” of human social interaction helps us more beyond guesswork and common sense.
c.	It provides validation for personal experience.
d.	It provides a more informed description of the “what” of human social interaction and an authoritative understanding.

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2. What do sociologists try to understand?

a.	innate behaviour
b.	psychological behaviour
c.	social behaviour
d.	human behaviour as it mirrors that of animals

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3. Which of the following reflects the traditional way of knowing the world?

a.	discovering for ourselves many of the things we know
b.	relying on experts to tell us something is true
c.	believing something is true and right because it has always been done that way
d.	relying on religious scriptures to determine what is true

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4. Discovering for ourselves many of the things we know reflects which way of knowing the world?

a.	personal experience
b.	tradition
c.	religion
d.	science

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5. Which way of knowing the world uses religion, tradition, or authority to answer important questions?

a.	empirical
b.	normative
c.	relational
d.	commonsense

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6. Which way of knowing the world is based on strong beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is desirable in a society?

a.	sociological
b.	theological
c.	empirical
d.	normative

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7. A young boy wonders if men or women are more likely to wear sandals with socks. He decides to watch everyone who is wearing sandals and record whether or not they are wearing socks and their gender. Which way of knowing the world is the boy engaged in?

a.	empirical
b.	normative
c.	relational
d.	commonsense

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8. How do scientific explanations differ from the other ways of knowing?

a.	Science uses a normative approach.
b.	Scientific knowledge is systematic, public, and uses an empirical approach.
c.	Knowledge derived from scientific inquiry cannot be refuted.
d.	Science is subjective.

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9. Suppose someone says that tall men are more assertive than short men. Which term best describes this statement?

a.	theory
b.	hypothesis
c.	variable
d.	operational definition

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10. What are scientists trying to achieve when they try to ensure that their biases and values do NOT affect their research?

a.	reliability
b.	objectivity
c.	verifiability
d.	ethical conduct

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11. Which type of study attempts to determine why certain events do or do NOT occur?

a.	explanatory
b.	informational
c.	normative
d.	descriptive

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12. How does the text refer to the relationship between theory and research?

a.	as a deductive process
b.	as a love–hate relationship
c.	as a dyadic process
d.	as a continuous cycle

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13. In what approach does the researcher begin with a theory and then use research to test the theory?

a.	explanatory
b.	deductive
c.	normative
d.	inductive

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14. In what approach does the researcher collect information or data and then generate theories from the analysis of that data?

a.	explanatory
b.	deductive
c.	normative
d.	inductive

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15. Which approach best suits the following sequence of events: specific observations suggest generalizations; generalizations produce a tentative theory; the theory is tested through the formation of hypotheses; and hypotheses may provide suggestions for additional observations?

a.	explanatory
b.	deductive
c.	normative
d.	inductive

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