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1The everyday error that involves the reluctance to reevaluate ideas in light of new information comes from all of the following sources EXCEPT:
- AThinking we have seen something that is not true
- BInability to admit earlier conclusions were made in error
- CExcessive devotion to tradition
- DEgo-based committments
- EUncritical agreement with authority
2Which level of measurement would be used for the variable "age"?
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
3Which level of measurement would be used for the variable "years of education"?
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
4Which level of measurement would be used for the variable "occupation"?
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
5Which level of measurement would be used for the variable "likert scale"?
- ANominal
- BOrdinal
- CInterval
- DRatio
6A concept that does not vary is a
- AConstant
- BControl variable
- CAntecedent variable
- DIntervening variable
- ESpurious variable
7Suffi (1999) hypothesizes that as income decreases so does the likelihood of clinical depression. This hypothesis is a ____________ relationship.
- APositive
- BNegative
- CNeutral
- DSpurious
- ENone of the above
8Mytoan wants to study the relationship between race and climate change beliefs in the US because she wants to know if racial minorities have different climate change beliefs than whites. Which of the following is the best research question for her topic?
- AHow do climate change beliefs of US racial minorities differ from those of US whites?
- BWhat impact does race have on climate change beliefs?
- CDo more US racial minorities believe in anthropogenic causes of climate change than US whites?
- DWhat do US racial minorities believe about climate change?
- EWhat do US whites believe about climate change?
9Both explanatory and evaluation research studies are concerned with the causes and effects of social phenomena. The difference between them is that evaluation research focuses on the:
- AMeanings that people give their actions
- BConsideration of the impact of the social context
- CEffect of particular social policies or programs
- DHow people get along in the setting under study
- EDescription of the social phenomena of interest
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- Quiz on SOC 318, created by Amanda Jayne on 30/04/2015.
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