👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
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Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?
Ait focuses on the researchers own experiences
Bit makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
Cits knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
Dit is subjective and biased
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Sociology is study of________________?
AHuman political life
BHuman economic life
CHuman social life
DNone of these
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An experiment can be defined as_______________?
Aan attempt to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
Ba piece of research conducted in a laboratory
Ca piece of research trying out new methods
Dan attempt to deceive participants about the research’s true purpose
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When in sociology we speak of researchers using controls we mean_________________?
Abeing as precise as possible in defining an initial hypothesis
Bholding some variables constant to look at the effects of others
Csupervising the data collection process as closely as possible
Dseeking to manipulate the outcomes of a research process
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In survey research the group of respondents targeted for the naire is called _________________?
Asample
Brespondents
Cfocus group
Dpopulation
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Which of these terms is the odd one out ?
Acausation
Bcorrelation
Cassociation
Dconnection
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Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because_______________?
Ait takes place outside the university campus
Bit makes use of covert research methods
Cit investigates workings of society that are different from official accounts
Dthe investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating
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Which one of the following statements is true ?
Asociologists use both quantitative and qualitative methods
Bsociologists no longer use quantitative methods
Csociologists always prefer to use qualitative methods
Dsociologists cannot use a mixed methods approach
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What is applied social research _________________?
Aresearch that tries to contribute to the development of theory
Bresearch that is always multidisciplinary
Cresearch that aims to intervene in and improve social life
Dresearch based on government priorities
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Which of these is not an ethical issue for researchers ?
Aassessing the potential risks for research subjects
Bselecting a relevant theoretical perspective
Cprotecting the anonymity of participants
Dsafe storage of the raw data collected in the process