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General Education Social Sciences
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Statistics that allow researchers to generalize to a population from a sample are called:
inferential
The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records
the results is called:
experiment
Variables that exercise influence on other variables are called:
independent variables
If a broad spectrum of the population is surveyed at a given time- the study is called:
cross-sectional
The hypothesis is a statement of:
a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing
Correlation differs from causation in that correlation:
only indicates a possible causal relation
Repeating a research project is called:
replication
The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques:
selecting data to prove a point
A sample is:
a subset of a population
Cooley's looking glass self refers to:
a person's perception as to what others think of him/her
Recent research supports the notion that mother-infant bonding:
has a biological basis
Successful socialization for humans requires:
contact with other humans
Socialization involves the use of which process to turn a horde of barbarians into productive
human beings?
symbolic and physical interaction
The primary agent of socialization is the:
family
The emergence of the self as a result of interaction with others is a common thread in ALL BUT ONE
of the following theories:
behaviorism
Which is NOT an aim of the process of socialization?
To teach infants to sit- stand- walk- and run in that order
When one knows the roles that one is expected to play and is willing and able to do so- one is:
successfully socialized
Studies of siblings who shared parents- social class- and everyday experiences have shown
that they:
view the same experiences differently
Humans exhibit:
biological drives
Specialized socialization occurs most frequently in:
occupational groups or organizations
Personality must be considered as:
interplay between environment and learned behavior
Darwin's theory lacked an explanation of:
how traits were transmitted to offspring
Natural selection refers to:
having a trait or traits useful in a change of environment
Absence of body contact and stimulation in infants inhibits:
development of higher learning functions
Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development claims:
universal validity
Freudian psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the importance of the:
unconscious level of personality
A major criticism of Freud's theory is:
his overemphasis on early childhood
Gestalt psychology looks at:
behavior as a whole
In Erikson's system- each of the stages present the individual with:
crises of self-definition
According Piaget's developmental theory:
a child of eight can master addition
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are associated with the following theories of personality:
stressing self-concept and self-actualization
Maturation is a term used by developmental psychologists to refer to:
physical (biological) development
Kohlberg's three stages of moral development are:
pre-conventional- conventional- and post-conventional
What is one difference between Freud's developmental stages and Erikson's?
Freud stopped at adolescence
Which of the following refers to Piaget's developmental theory?
Personality development proceeds in stages related to sensory-motor maturation
Personality may be seen as a circular system in that:
personality affects roles and vice-versa
The study of human group behavior is the definition of:
sociology
Max Weber believed that:
class is closely related to life chances
The notion that social institutions reinforce and legitimize class divisions is derived
from:
Karl Marx
Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of:
the social impact of government on groups and individuals
The most fundamental factor(s) in stratification is (are):
education and income
The discipline that studies such disparate subjects as the environment- religion-
politics- criminality- organization- and so on- is:
sociology
The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is:
geography
The structural-functionalist explanation of social stratification asserts that:
there is a limited number of skilled- talented people; thus- they should be rewarded
Which are the dimensions of stratification?
Class- status- and power
Social Darwinists believed that:
only the strongest persons should control the resources of a society
Marx's view of social class is that:
private ownership of the means of production perpetuates class divisions
During the Enlightenment of the 18th century:
a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied scientifically
Scientific theories:
are open to challenge
An anthropologist living with a group of people and engaging in some of their rituals is using
the following research method:
participant observation
Once a social scientist has formulated the hypothesis- what is the next step of the scientific
method?
Developing a research design
A theory is a:
set of concepts and generalizations
The social sciences have:
problems conducting laboratory experiments- as do the natural sciences.
Scientific conclusions are:
relative to time and place of study and subject to revision
An intensive study of an individual or a small group is made by using the following research
method:
case study
History is often NOT considered a social science because:
its primary concern is to record events of the past
Experiments are:
based on controlling a variable and observing the results
Statistics that allow researchers to generalize to a population from a sample are called:
inferential
The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records
the results is called:
experiment
Variables that exercise influence on other variables are called:
independent variables
If a broad spectrum of the population is surveyed at a given time- the study is called:
cross-sectional
The hypothesis is a statement of:
a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing
Correlation differs from causation in that correlation:
only indicates a possible causal relation
Repeating a research project is called:
replication
The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques:
selecting data to prove a point
A sample is:
a subset of a population
Cooley's looking glass self refers to:
a person's perception as to what others think of him/her
Recent research supports the notion that mother-infant bonding:
has a biological basis
Successful socialization for humans requires:
contact with other humans
Socialization involves the use of which process to turn a horde of barbarians into productive
human beings?
symbolic and physical interaction
The primary agent of socialization is the:
family
The emergence of the self as a result of interaction with others is a common thread in ALL BUT ONE
of the following theories:
behaviorism
Which is NOT an aim of the process of socialization?
To teach infants to sit- stand- walk- and run in that order
When one knows the roles that one is expected to play and is willing and able to do so- one is:
successfully socialized
Studies of siblings who shared parents- social class- and everyday experiences have shown
that they:
view the same experiences differently
Humans exhibit:
biological drives
Specialized socialization occurs most frequently in:
occupational groups or organizations
Personality must be considered as:
interplay between environment and learned behavior
Darwin's theory lacked an explanation of:
how traits were transmitted to offspring
Natural selection refers to:
having a trait or traits useful in a change of environment
Absence of body contact and stimulation in infants inhibits:
development of higher learning functions
Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development claims:
universal validity
Freudian psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the importance of the:
unconscious level of personality
A major criticism of Freud's theory is:
his overemphasis on early childhood
Gestalt psychology looks at:
behavior as a whole
In Erikson's system- each of the stages present the individual with:
crises of self-definition
According Piaget's developmental theory:
a child of eight can master addition
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are associated with the following theories of personality:
stressing self-concept and self-actualization
Maturation is a term used by developmental psychologists to refer to:
physical (biological) development
Kohlberg's three stages of moral development are:
pre-conventional- conventional- and post-conventional
What is one difference between Freud's developmental stages and Erikson's?
Freud stopped at adolescence
Which of the following refers to Piaget's developmental theory?
Personality development proceeds in stages related to sensory-motor maturation
Personality may be seen as a circular system in that:
personality affects roles and vice-versa