Question

Which of the following best summarizes the scientific method?

1 - proposing and testing theories.

2 - educated guessing and good luck.

3 - proposing and testing facts.

4 - an infallible process resulting in The Truth.

Causation in social science is probabilistic causation. which of the following correctly states causation probabilistically?

1 - no single people ever commit suicide.

2 - all single people commit suicide.

3 - no married people ever commit suicide.

4 - married people are, on average, less likely to commit suicide than single people.

Well-designed experiments control for all factors other than the experimental stimulus of the hypothesis. This is an example of what measurement issue?

1 - external validity

2 - internal reliability

3 - internal validity

4 - external reliability

Which of the following is the finding of the milligram experiment with the subject administering shocks?

1 - people will blindly follow their leaders, which is a good thing because leaders are always right.

2 - there is a strong tendency to obey authority.

3 - Americans would never have done anything like what the Germans did in WW2.

4 - there is a strong tendency to rebel against authority.

The basic subject matter of sociology is which of the following?

1 - human beings

2 - attitudes and beliefs

3 - the Ought and the Is

4 - Human social interaction

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is 1 - proposing and testing theories.

2. The correct answer is 4 - married people are, on average, less likely to commit suicide than single people.

3. The correct answer is 3 - internal validity

4. The correct answer is 2 - there is a strong tendency to obey authority.

5. The correct answer is 4 - Human social interaction

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