Sociology Mcqs for Preparation of Test - Set 5

1)   According to feminists an androcentric bias in research is the direct result of______________?

a. the funding of certain projects
b. assuming that men and women are the same
c. women not being objective
d. using males as the accepted norm
e. a lack of female researchers
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: using males as the accepted norm

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________?

a. with the group for months and sometimes years
b. discreet about his/her research
c. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
d. open and honest about his/her intentions
e. taking copious notes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: discreet about his/her research

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called_______________?

a. an unobtrusive
b. field research
c. qualitative analysis
d. content analysis
e. ethnography
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: an unobtrusive

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________?

a. qualitative research
b. ethnography
c. secondary research
d. field research
e. non-participant observation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: secondary research

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________?

a. the cost of the stamps
b. the response rates
c. the inability to follow-up
d. some respondents are paranoid
e. the mail is slow
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the response rates

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ?

a. exhaustive
b. tangible
c. comprehensive
d. relevant
e. mutually exclusive
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: mutually exclusive

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   In order to qualify as a random sample______________?

a. at least 100 people must be selected
b. every sub-sample of the population must be represented
c. every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen
d. a phone book must be used to generate random names.
e. the researcher must pre-test the subjects
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: every sub-sample of the population must be represented

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

a. variation
b. correlation
c. observation
d. measure of central tendency
e. spurious relationship
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: correlation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   A mean, median and mode are all examples of_______________?

a. measures of variation
b. measures of central tendency
c. measures of enumeration
d. measures of correlation
e. measures of coefficients
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: measures of central tendency

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   _____________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest?

a. Triangulation
b. Ethnography
c. Field research
d. Variation
e. Cluster sampling
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Triangulation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________?

a. valid
b. reliable
c. factual
d. internally consistent
e. instrumental
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: reliable

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?

a. variables
b. populations
c. ideas
d. indices
e. theories
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: variables

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   In sociology_______________?

a. theory always precedes research
b. theory can be developed independent of research
c. research always precedes theory
d. the relationship between theory and research is cyclical
e. research is dictated by the theoretical perspective
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the relationship between theory and research is cyclical

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning In one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the______________?

a. control group
b. representative group
c. experimental group
d. correlation group
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: experimental group

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?

a. interviews
b. naires
c. representative samples
d. observation techniques
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: interviews

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   In order to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population a survey must be based on precise ?

a. representative sampling
b. experiments
c. surveys
d. hypotheses
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: representative sampling

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n) ?

a. sample
b. experiment
c. research design
d. scientific method
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: research design

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Formulating the hypothesis is the _________ step in the scientific method?

a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: third

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Standard deviation in statistics is the measure that indicates in the essence of______________?

a. Central tendency
b. spread of the sample means/values
c. Both A an B
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Central tendency

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   A double barreled has the potential of having______________?

a. two respectable responses/answers
b. two answers but incompatible with each other
c. Both A and B
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A and B

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   An overall scheme of scientific activities which scientists engage in order to produce knowledge is a________________?

a. Research process
b. Research model
c. Research methodology
d. Research design
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Research design

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Which one of these is a measure of dispersion ?

a. parameter
b. range
c. median
d. mean
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: range

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Which of these is NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?

a. they are often undertaken by specialist agencies
b. they offer an appearance of precision
c. the data is easy to quantify and analyses
d. large numbers of people can be studied
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: they offer an appearance of precision

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Which of these terms is the odd one out ______________?

a. causation
b. correlation
c. association
d. connection
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: causation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   When in sociology we speak of researchers using controls, we mean_______________?

a. being as precise as possible in defining an initial hypothesis
b. holding some variables constant to look at the effects of others
c. supervising the data collection process as closely as possible
d. seeking to manipulate the outcomes of a research process
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: holding some variables constant to look at the effects of others

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because______________?

a. it takes place outside the university campus
b. it makes use of covert research methods
c. it investigates working of society that are different from official accounts
d. the investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: it investigates working of society that are different from official accounts

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Eyeballing is a technique that involves________________?

a. reading a textual document quickly to understand the gist of it
b. gathering a sample from whoever you can see in a public place
c. scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures
d. keeping your eyes on research participants at all times
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   According to Scott (1990) a document is authentic if it________________?

a. is a sincere and accurate account free from political bias
b. is representative of all the similar documents that did not survive
c. has both a literal and an interpretable meaning
d. is a sound original, or reliable copy of known authorship
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: is a sound original, or reliable copy of known authorship

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Ethnographic research produces qualitative data because_____________?

a. the findings are amenable to statistical analysis
b. it is conducted over a period of several years
c. it uncovers rich detailed accounts from an insider’s perspective
d. it compares findings from a number of different cases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: it uncovers rich detailed accounts from an insider’s perspective

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   A survey should avoid asking_____________?

a. fixed-choice questions s
b. short questions s
c. leading questions
d. funneled questions s
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: leading questions

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Which of the following is not a research purpose ?

a. triangulation
b. explanation
c. description
d. exploration
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: triangulation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Society cannot be studied in the same way as the natural world because_______________?

a. human behavior is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures
b. it is difficult for sociologists to gain access to a research laboratory
c. sociologists are not rational or critical enough in their approach
d. we cannot collect empirical data about social life
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: human behavior is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Which one of the following statements is not part of the Code of Ethics developed by the American Sociological Association? Researchers must_______________?

a. acknowledge research collaboration and assistance
b. preserve the confidentiality of their subjects
c. protect their subjects from personal harm
d. make all research notes available for public scrutiny
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: make all research notes available for public scrutiny

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class she gives the students essay s She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the_______________?

a. control group
b. representative group
c. experimental group
d. correlation group
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: experimental group

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   William F Whyte’s study of a low-income Italian neighborhood in Boston was a classic example of_____________?

a. participant observation research
b. a survey
c. content analysis
d. an experiment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: participant observation research

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher_________________?

a. administers a naira to every fifth woman who enters a business office
b. examines the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every twentieth name in the city,s telephone book
c. studies the attitudes of Democratic voters by choosing every tenth name found on a city,s list of registered Democrats
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   The study of the interracial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of________________?

a. observation research
b. a survey
c. content analysis
d. an experiment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: content analysis

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   In most instances how well a student does on a test is determined by how much the student studies for it in this example studying for an exam is a(n)_____________?

a. correlation
b. independent variable
c. dependent variable
d. sample
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: sample

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   The first step in any sociological research project is to_________________?

a. collect data
b. define the problem
c. review previous research
d. formulate a hypothesis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: define the problem

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Pure Sociology is a search for knowledge without primary concern for its______________?

a. Basic understanding
b. Practical use
c. Applied use
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Practical use

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   Sometimes the scientist personally participates in some experiment to observe it fully It is Known as_____________?

a. Personal studies
b. Participant-observer studies
c. Observational studies
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Participant-observer studies

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   If the information needed has already been written down somewhere it is looked up. It is called_____________?

a. Observational studies
b. Sociological analysis
c. Statistical Comparative studies
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Statistical Comparative studies

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   In observational studies the scientist observes_______________?

a. the things that happen by themselves
b. Are arranged knowingly
c. both a and b
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the things that happen by themselves

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   In laboratory experiments the sociological research is done while people are_______________?

a. brought into laboratory
b. Kept in their homes and observed
c. are not told about experiment
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: brought into laboratory

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   Karl Pearson said “The unity of all science consists alone in its methods not in its material It relates to the importance of______________?

a. Scientific research
b. Scientific method
c. Science unity
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Scientific method

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   Which of these NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?

a. they are often undertaken by specialist agencies
b. they offer an appearance of precision
c. the data is easy to quantify and analyses
d. large numbers of people can be studied
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: they offer an appearance of precision

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   One strength of ethnography is that______________?

a. the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator
b. it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods
c. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension
d. it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s) is called a_____________?

a. multiple regression
b. causal mechanism
c. spurious correlation
d. multinomial distribution
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: spurious correlation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   Bias in research practice refers to_____________?

a. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology
b. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data
c. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
d. interpretations being applied to the results
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Science aims to be both______________?

a. philosophical and progressive
b. complex and against commonsense
c. experimental and statistical
d. valid and reliable
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: valid and reliable

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


51)   What is meant by reflexivity in sociological research ?

a. research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it
b. research findings empower the general public making them more confident
c. research funders have control over research findings and who has access
d. sociologists learn more about the society they live in
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


52)   Which of these is not an example of a qualitative research method ?

a. survey research
b. ethnography
c. focus groups
d. biographical research
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: survey research

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


53)   What is the initial element of sociological research ?

a. review the evidence
b. define the research problem
c. create a research design
d. carry out a research design
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: define the research problem

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


54)   Laud Humphreys study Tearoom Trade (1970) is an example of______________?

a. historical research
b. survey research
c. participant observation
d. experimental design
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: participant observation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


55)   When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?

a. secondary observer
b. participant-as-observer
c. complete participant
d. ethnographer
e. social scientist
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: participant-as-observer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


56)   In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

a. tactful
b. creative
c. unobtrusive
d. fluent in several languages
e. discreet
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: creative

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


57)   Collecting information regarding crime control from several countries would be a good example of a(n)_________________?

a. ethnography
b. field research
c. an international approach
d. content analysis
e. comparative approach
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: comparative approach

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


58)   The major advantage of interviews is________________?

a. that people are more likely to be honest
b. they are not time consuming
c. the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent
d. the response rate is high
e. that the researcher can ask more detailed s
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the response rate is high

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


59)   A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their level of education and includes response categories of some high school high school and university violated which important rule for constructing close-ended items for naires ?

a. exhaustive
b. mutually exclusive
c. comprehensive
d. tangible
e. relevant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: exhaustive

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


60)   Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?

a. the s is clearly worded
b. they cover the return postage
c. the answers are mutually exclusive
d. they are easy and quick to answer
e. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: they are easy and quick to answer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!