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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - The social sciences lack ?
A. theories
B. concepts
C. scientific laws
D. generalization - The current trend in the social sciences is toward ?
A. statistical and quantitative ways of investigating human behavior
B. a totally value free approach
C. using the findings of the social sciences to reform society
D. using whatever technique seems best to fit - The social sciences first emerged ?
A. as a method of social control
B. as a search for universal social laws
C. to systematically apply common sense to issues
D. to defend the established order - The social sciences have no laws because ?
A. social scientists are a lawless group
B. social science research techniques are flawed
C. the various disciplines squabble among themselves
D. none of the above - The social sciences have_____________?
A. more control over data than physics
B. complete objectivity
C. problems with studying people in laboratories
D. been accepted as equally valid as the physical sciences - The social sciences were initially concerned with the consequences of_______________?
A. the American Revolution
B. the French Revolution
C. the Russian Revolution
D. the Industrial Revolution - In the social sciences discrimination as a concept means_________________?
A. having good taste in art and music
B. actions taken as a result of prejudicial feelings
C. ability to discern the direction of social relations
D. the physical ability to see in the dark - Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of__________________?
A. law and administration
B. the moral effects of government policies
C. work as a source of identity
D. the social impact of government on groups and individuals
