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Social Science Inquiry: Review Test
Review Test Submission: Exam #1 – Chapters 1 and 2
User
Monique Ates 1 hour, 30 minutes
Course
ETROY Intro to Social Scientific Inq SS-3375-XTIA 14/T3 (Goodwin)
Attempt Score
85 out of 100 points

Question 1 0 out of 5 points

A __________ approach seems more aligned with idiographic explanations, while nomothetic explanations are more easily achieved through a _________ approach.

Selected Answer:
b. quantitative; qualitative Correct Answer: quantitative, complicated

Question 2 0 out of 5 points

A null hypothesis is the evidence of an independent variable’s effect on a dependent variable.

Selected Answer:
True Correct Answer: False

Question 3 5 out of 5 points

A purpose for social science research is to make moral decisions about phenomena.

Selected Answer:
False

Question 4 5 out of 5 points

A researcher must always use a null hypothesis in conducting research.

Selected Answer:
False

Question 5 5 out of 5 points

A researcher who defines “elite families” as those with annual incomes larger than $250,000 has __________ this concept.

Selected Answer:
b. operationalized

Question 6 5 out of 5 points

A researcher who is interviewing teachers in order to gain a greater understanding of their day to day work is conducting what kind of research?

Selected Answer:
a. nomothetic

Question 7 5 out of 5 points

A review of the literature is not a part of a research proposal

Selected Answer:
False

Question 8 0 out of 5 points

A sociologist with a symbolic interactionist orientation would be MOST likely to do research on which of the following question(s)?

Selected Answer:
b. What function does marriage serve for society?

Question 9 5 out of 5 points

A specified testable expectation about reality is also known as a:

Selected Answer:
d. hypothesis.

Question 10 5 out of 5 points

A study reported in American Sociological Review (1994) was entitled “Race

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