Related Mcqs:

1. Correlation differs from causation in that correlation ?

   A. precedes causation
   B. only indicates a probable relation
   C. occurs purely by chance
   D. occurs among more than two variables

2. The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records the results is called_____________?

   A. case study
   B. observation
   C. experiment
   D. social research

3. A case study is most useful when ____________?

   A. limited research funds are available
   B. no hypothesis can be formulated
   C. events under consideration are rare
   D. facts must be established

4. Symbols differ from signals in that______________?

   A. symbols have universal meaning
   B. symbols are intrinsically meaningful
   C. symbols are biologically determined
   D. none of the above

5. The group way of life characteristic of humans may be traced to____________?

   A. our human ancestors way of life in trees
   B. the fact that human infants are helpless for a long period of time
   C. a faulty genetic development
   D. the small size of humans relative to other animals

6. An example of unconscious socialization would be____________________?

   A. child taught to read
   B. child absorbing parents’ attitudes toward race
   C. correcting child’s use of worlds
   D. child taught to use knife and fork

7. From a sociological viewpoint to say that deviance has functions means that ?

   A. deviant acts serve the individual,s purpose
   B. deviant acts are escape valves for anxiety
   C. deviance may contribute to group cohesion
   D. successful deviants become stronger people

8. It may be said that the three branches of government________________?

   A. are absolutely separated from one another
   B. undergo checks and balances among one another
   C. are integrated into a cohesive unit
   D. make for speedy decision making

9. Shortcomings of interest groups include______________?

   A. injecting partisan ideologies into political parties
   B. creating splinter parties
   C. the dissemination of biased information
   D. stifling minority voices

10. When supply and demand are essentially equal the economy is said to be in________________?

    A. a recession
    B. equilibrium
    C. equivalence
    D. abeyance