Once a social scientist has formulated the hypothesis what is the next step of the scientific method ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The first step in the scientific method is____________?

   A. obtaining a government grant
   B. classification and organization of data
   C. selection of area to be researched
   D. observation and recording of data

2. The scientific method in the social sciences ?

   A. is as effective as in the natural sciences
   B. is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity
   C. has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe
   D. has been found to be totally useless

3. The emergence of the sate as a result of a “social contract” is the hypothesis found in the work of________________?

   A. Talcott Parsons
   B. Thomas Hobbes
   C. Karl Marx
   D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

4. Scientific observation in the social sciences differs from that in the natural sciences because___________?

   A. the social sciences deal with the behavior of people
   B. the social sciences deal with the extraterrestrial
   C. the social sciences have developed concrete laws of behavior while the natural sciences have only theories
   D. people behavior is predictable while the behavior of inanimate objects is not

5. The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques ?

   A. scientific observation
   B. systematic collection of data
   C. making data public
   D. selecting data to prove a point

6. Every hypothesis must ?

   A. predict a relationship between two factors
   B. be general
   C. be based on scientific theory
   D. predict a causal relationship

7. The hypothesis is a statement of_____________?

   A. a universal truth
   B. the scientist’s conclusions
   C. a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing
   D. disagreement with a generally accepted theory

8. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis ?

   A. may well be unintelligible as translated in some languages
   B. is the product of a distinct world view?
   C. emphasizes the difficulty of understanding another culture as its participants understand it
   D. all of the above

9. All religions once established consist of_________________?

   A. beliefs rituals and organization
   B. doctrine sacraments and priests
   C. dogma ecclesia and faith
   D. church clergy and believers

10. When gathering data, the scientist is required to exhibit all BUT which one of the following traits ?

    A. Courage
    B. Patience
    C. Ethical neutrality
    D. Social involvement