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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A conduct a focus group
B make respondents write out answers during interviews instead of answering verbally
C ask only open-ended questions
D cut off interviews at two hours regardless if all questions were answered
Question #2
A comparative-historical research
B ethnography
C interviews
D surveys
Question #3
A Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades
B Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Number of laptops
C Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades
D Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John
Question #4
A clearly define his variables
B form a hypothesis
C review the literature in order to become familiar with earlier research that relates to his topic
D look for correlations between two or more different phenomena
Question #5
A the group of people whose behavior he or she wishes to change
B the group of people from whom he or she will gather data
C the larger group of people about whom he or she wishes to generalize
D the group of people least often studied in the past
Question #6
A Respondents are not always forthcoming or truthful. Sometimes they are difficult to talk to, and at other times they may try too hard to be helpful.
B Interviews may contribute to unfair stereotypes.
C Interviews allow respondents to speak in their own words; they can reveal their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs—internal states that would not necessarily be accessible by any other means.
D Interviews are relatively quick and economical and can provide a vast amount of data.
Question #7
A It harmed the reputation of the city of St. Louis.
B It put Humphreys at risk for arrest or retaliation.
C It used terminology that was confusing to the interview subjects.
D It failed to protect the biographical anonymity of his subjects.
Question #8
A affords easy access to the norms, values, and meanings held by members of a group.
B allows the researcher to review the literature.
C is easy to transmit to the public.
D includes observations and informal interviews.
Question #9
A A property of society that ensures that people remain ignorant of the connections between their lives and social change
B The ability to understand the connections between biography and history, or the interplay of the self and the world
C The sociological approach that assumes that individual decisions and interactions are independent of larger social institutions
D A particular way of understanding the criminal mind, such as that of a serial killer
Question #10
A Sociological imagination
B Stoicism
C Biographical imagination
D Attention to detail
Question #11
A Max Weber
B Karl Marx
C Auguste Comte
D Émile Durkheim
Question #12
A through the use of special scientific tools that provide unmediated access to the very heart of society.
B by using the preconceptions, assumptions, and beliefs that come from living in a society.
C by studying society as if it were a concrete object, in the same way a geologist studies rocks.
D by studying the various parts of a society, and the ways they interact and influence each other.
Question #13
A It reminds us that everyday interactions are connected to larger social structures.
B It lets us understand how immigrants perceive America when they move here.
C It helps us economically when we do business in different countries.
D It shows us that cultures are not as different as we sometimes think they are.
Question #14
A the opinions of their parents and other family members.
B scientific journals and other publications that summarize the conclusions of professional researchers.
C conventional wisdom, background knowledge, and personal experience.
D expert knowledge based on surveys and interviews.
Question #15
A Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society
B The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion
C Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.
D The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated
Question #16
A The theory that man evolved slowly over time.
B How individuals understand their own and others’ pasts in relation to history and social structure.
C A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams.
D The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics.
Question #17
A The sociological perspective is innately understood by nearly everyone, but we rarely acknowledge it.
B It will encourage growth in the field of microsociology.
C It will help generate more jobs for sociologists.
D Many people remain unaware of the intricate connections between the patterns of their own lives and the larger course of history.