SOC 100 Quiz 2

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SOC 100 Quiz 2 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY SOC100 WEEK 2 – QUIZ 2 • Question 1 0 out of 2 points ... Specific techniques for systematically gathering data are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Surveys Correct Answer: Research methods • Question 2 2 out of 2 points Random sampling refers to: Answer Selected Answer: When everyone in the population of interest has an equal chance of being chosen for the study Correct Answer: When everyone in the population of interest has an equal chance of being chosen for the study • Question 3 2 out of 2 points A researcher finds that as years spent driving increases, the number of accidents decreases. This is an example of: Answer Selected Answer: Negative correlation Correct Answer: Negative correlation • Question 4 2 out of 2 points _____ reasoning starts from specific data and tries to identify larger patterns from which to derive more general theories. Answer Selected Answer: Inductive Correct Answer: Inductive • Question 5 2 out of 2 points A variable is defined as: Answer Selected Answer: A concept that can take on two or more possible values Correct Answer: A concept that can take on two or more possible values • Question 6 0 out of 2 points A researcher finds that as income increases, square footage of respondent’s home also increases. This is an example of: Answer Selected Answer: Positive causation Correct Answer: Positive correlation • Question 7 2 out of 2 points A characteristic of results that systematically misrepresent the full dimensions of what is being studied is referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Bias Correct Answer: Bias • Question 8 2 out of 2 points A _____ relationship is one in which one variable is the cause of another variable. Answer Selected Answer: Causal Correct Answer: Causal • Question 9 2 out of 2 points Which of the following would be considered an American value? Answer Selected Answer: Everyone deserves an equal chance to succeed. Correct Answer: Everyone deserves an equal chance to succeed. • Question 10 2 out of 2 points A culture that exists together with a dominant culture but differs from it in some important respects is referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Subculture Correct Answer: Subculture • Question 11 2 out of 2 points Common rules of a culture that govern the behavior of people belonging to it are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Norms Correct Answer: Norms • Question 12 2 out of 2 points The beliefs, norms, behaviors, and products common to the members of a particular group are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Culture Correct Answer: Culture • Question 13 2 out of 2 points Particular ideas that people accept as true are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Beliefs Correct Answer: Beliefs • Question 14 2 out of 2 points The contradiction between the goals of ideal culture and the practices of real culture is referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Cultural inconsistency Correct Answer: Cultural inconsistency • Question 15 2 out of 2 points The ability of a local culture to absorb outside influences that fit in and enrich their culture while resisting those that are alien is known as: Answer Selected Answer: Glocalization Correct Answer: Glocalization • Question 16 2 out of 2 points The abstract creations of human cultures, including ideas about behavior and living, are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Nonmaterial culture Correct Answer: Nonmaterial culture [Show More]

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