Sociology Error Deck

What is the definition of sociology ?

is the scientific study of human society and social interaction.

Which of the following does a sociologist not focus on ?

Forces that predict outcome in society .

Four discipline in the Social Science

Political Science, Cultural Anthropology, Social work, Economics

Subdivisions Field of Psychology ( Name 2 )

Clinical , Social, Industrial, Adventure

Definition of Social Studies

are disciplines that apply the scientific method to understand human behavior.

4 elements of the scientific method

Observation, Experimentation, Generalization, Verification

The first step in the research process is to develop one or more hypotheses ( true or false)

False

4 questionnaire formats ( name 3)

Pre-coded, Open-coded, Close-coded, Likert-type

Definition of hypothesis

is a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables

5 research methods ( name 4)

Surveys, Participant observation, Naturalistic observation , Experiments, Secondary analysis

What is a dependent variable

depends on the independent variable for it to change.

What is the name of the theorist that wrote the first Sociology textbook.

Herbert Spencer

Which of the following is not a type of suicide

Eaglistic

Name the two categories that Karl Marx designed to study class struggle

Bourgeoisie & Proletariat

Difference between validity and reliability

with validity the researcher is testing what they intended to test while reliability proves that the study should have the capacity to be duplicated using the same techniques and expecting the same findings.

What is double-blind researcher

the person is not aware of the cases or the people in the study or they hypothesis being tested.

What is the definition of sample

subset of a population chosen for a study

a sample that can be complied from a master list of names with an interval is which one of the following

systematical sample