A. controlled conditions
B. precision
C. organization of the data
D. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Ethnic groups are based on_________________?
A. skin color
B. common customs and /or identities
C. genes
D. eye shape - Agriculture in industrial nations is now based on_________________?
A. many small farmers
B. greater productivity of farms because of mechanization
C. increase in rural population
D. artificial food production - Durkheim was one of the first scientific sociologists who studied______________?
A. suicide
B. mental illness
C. sex
D. all of the above - Once a social scientist has formulated the hypothesis what is the next step of the scientific method ?
A. Generalization
B. Developing a research design
C. Data analysis
D. Replication - Scientific conclusions are_________________?
A. relative to time and place of study and subject to revision
B. absolute truths for all times
C. universally accepted
D. personal opinions of important scholars - Scientific research relates to________________?
A. controlled inquiry
B. relationships among variables
C. consideration of independent and dependent variables
D. all of the above - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
