SOC Exam 2 multiple choice questions

How does the film The Illusionists connect social media's impact on self-image?

a. Social media is portrayed as solely a communication platform

b. Social media intensifies unrealistic beauty standards through constant comparison and editing.

c. Social media shows people's true identity; thus, it reduces the influence of beauty industries 

d. Social media has no real effect on self-image

b. Social media intensifies unrealistic beauty standards through constant comparison and editing.

1. What sociological idea does the film, Big Bucks, Big Pharma emphasize?

   1. The rise of inclusive health products

   2. The role of pharmaceutical company's in improving the state of being

   3. Nowadays, advertising has a lesser influence on health decisions compared to before.

   4. Companies make everyday feelings into huge medical problems to make money and sell more life-saving products

d. Companies make everyday feelings into huge medical problems to make money and sell more life-saving products

1. What did the Scope study reveal about young adults' perceptions on social media?

   1. Most participants felt unaffected after viewing other's posts

   2.  Half of the participants felt unattractive, and many compare their achievements to others'

   3. Almost all participants said that social media has no positive or negative impact on self-image

   4. Only older users experienced feeling low self-esteem seeing other's posts.

b.  Half of the participants felt unattractive, and many compare their achievements to others'

Spirituality as a socially shaped experience can be defined as:

1. The way individuals understand and pursue personal spiritual beliefs are shaped by cultural norms, religious institutions, family traditions, and media portrayal.

2. A set of fixed religious doctrines and rituals followed without personal interpretation.

3. A purely individual search for meaning and connection with the divine, independent of social or cultural influences.

4. A psychological process that focuses only on personal well-being and self-awareness.

a. The way individuals understand and pursue personal spiritual beliefs are shaped by cultural norms, religious institutions, family traditions, and media portrayal.

Spiritual well-being provides: 

1. Financial security 

2. Context and meaning

3. Social popularity 

4. Financial security 

b. Context and meaning

• What is cognitive load?

  1. The number of tasks a person can complete in one day

  2. The amount of mental effort required to process information and complete a task

  3. The speed at which the brain switches between tasks

  4. The total number of memories stored in long-term memory

b. The amount of mental effort required to process information and complete a task

According to the bottleneck theory of attention, why is true multitasking impossible?

1. Because the human brain is not designed to handle stress

2. Because attention can only be allocated to one task at a time

3. Because multitasking requires too much motivation

4. Because distractions can be filtered out over time

b. Because attention can only be allocated to one task at a time

What did the experiment involving texting during lectures reveal?

1. Students who multitasked performed better because they stayed more alert

2. Students who ignored texts performed worse due to a lack of engagement

3. Students who texted during lectures had lower accuracy and quiz scores

4. There was no difference between multitasking and non-multitasking students

c. Students who texted during lectures had lower accuracy and quiz scores

How does the technological environment encourage multitasking?

1. It provides quiet spaces for students to focus

2. The presence of smartphones and devices promotes automatic multitasking

3. Technology makes multitasking easier by increasing cognitive capacity

4. Technology discourages multitasking by blocking distractions 

b.The presence of smartphones and devices promotes automatic multitasking

What happens when cognitive load exceeds working memory capacity?

1. Students learn faster and multitask more efficiently

2. Cognitive overload occurs, hindering learning and task completion

3. The brain begins to store information more effectively

4. Students develop better multitasking habits

b. Cognitive overload occurs, hindering learning and task completion

Which group spends more time per week multitasking? 

1. Working fathers

2. Working mothers

3. Teenagers

4. College students

b. working mothers

Tasks typically completed by men in the household, such as mowing the lawn and household repairs, are categorized as: 

1. Shared responsibilities

2. Negative experiences

3. "Solo" tasks

4. Community duties

c. “Solo” tasks

Multitasking—especially at home and in public—is often a more negative experience for working mothers compared to fathers due to which factor? 

1. The complexity of the tasks involved

2. Increased susceptibility to outside scrutiny

3. Lack of technological support

4. Nonexistent paternity leave

b. Increased susceptibility to outside scrutiny

 According to Erving Goffman’s theory in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, how does social interaction influence political behavior?

A. People always vote based on their own individual beliefs, regardless of social pressures.

B. Individuals “perform” roles that conform to societal expectations, which can lead to political conformity. 

C. Social interaction has little to no impact on political participation.

D. Political behavior is determined entirely by economic factors rather than social influence.

B. Individuals “perform” roles that conform to societal expectations, which can lead to political conformity. 

What does the conflict between structure and agency reveal about navigating political and social change?

A. Change is only possible through large government institutions.

B. Individuals can only resist social structures by ignoring social norms entirely.

C. Balancing structure and agency allows people to work within and against systems to create change.

D. Social structures completely determine individual actions, leaving no room for resistance.

C. Balancing structure and agency allows people to work within and against systems to create change.

Which of the following best describes the change in interactions through Virtual reality?

a. facilitates remote collaboration, and creates an authentic experience to users

b. facilitates remote collaboration, but blurs the lines between authentic and simulated experiences

c. facilitates in person collaboration, and creates an authentic experience for users

d. facilitates in person collaboration, but blurs the lines between authentic and simulated experiences

b. facilitates remote collaboration, but blurs the lines between authentic and simulated experiences

True or false, Digital media being viewed from a young age can change the plasticity of a child’s brain.

True

The tendency for people in an individualist society to consider themselves as disparate entities rather than members of a collective or society is called

1. Functionalism

2. Hyper-individualism

3. Social Disruption

4. Conflict theory

b. Hyper-individualism

Marriage rates, fertility, and household sizes have all __________ since the mid-twentieth century

1. Severely increased 

2. Remained stable

3. Declined dramatically

4. Decreased slightly

1. Declined dramatically

According to Émile Durkheim, what happens to society when unity and moral integration weaken?

A. It becomes more innovative and independent

B. It experiences anomie, or a state of normlessness and alienation 

C. It develops stronger community bonds

D. It achieves greater economic growth

B. It experiences anomie, or a state of normlessness and alienation