HSP3U Unit 1 Test Review (40 Marks)
Test Date: Wednesday, March 6th , 2024
Multiple Choice: (17 Marks)
What is Social Science?
All concerned with society and human behavior
Many areas of study (law, politics, etc)
Social scientists conduct fieldwork in order to gather information (i.e. survey and observations)
Disciplines: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology
Curious about the way people live their lives
Study of human beings - covers archeology, linguistics, physical anthropology, social cultural
Development of 3 very important things ~ Compassion, Ability to sort through massive amounts of data, communication skills
Interpersonal interaction - how to talk to people, how to be comfortable asking questions, how to be comfortable hearing answers and just listening.
Physical anthropology: examining remains of ancient ancestors, examining physical differences of human populations and setting primates.
Cultural anthropology: Culture of different races and people, studying the history and structure of different languages. Examining the ways humans use language to communicate.
Social Science Inquiry Model (be familiar with the steps)
It is the formal process that structures social science research.
Steps:
Questions
The questions should have the potential to be answered through investigation
A central research question will be chosen - open or closed questions will be chosen
Focus
Scientists take notes about what they already know, and consider what research they have previously learned.
Formulate a hypothesis
A hypothesis is a possible answer to your central research question
Collect data
Scientists will select the methods that will provide the most relevant information to confirm their hypothesis
Ex; surveys, experiments, interviews, etc.
Assemble and analyze data
Scientists organize their data into charts, graphs, or another format that best communicates their main ideas
Stop & check
Must ensure that they have gathered enough data to confirm or refute their hypothesis, if not return to step 4
Present results
Scientists will share their discoveries with others; presentation
reflection
Social scientists review their research process and results, they identify both the rewards and challenges encountered
Research Methods
Case studies
A case study is the observation of an individual or a group over a period of time.
Experiments
Determines how one factor is related to another
In natural science experiments are widely used, however this method is used with area due to ethical questions
Surveys and questionnaires
A series of formulated questions aimed at collecting information for research or statistical study.
Used to obtain information about the thoughts or behaviors of a group of people
Interview
Used when detailed information is required
Unstructured observation
Involves studying people without a predetermined idea of what to look for
Structured observation
Planning what to look for beforehand
Used when a researcher is look for a specific behavior
Participant observation
Observes and participates with a group, engages in all activities
Ethical considerations
Protection
Participants are to be protected from pain - physical and psychological
Informed consent
made aware of the purpose of the research, including the procedures and risks associated with participation
also must be informed they may withdraw at anytime for any reason
Privacy
Individual privacy is to be protected
Debriefing
If the use of deception is necessary, participants must be informed of the real nature of the research immediately with their participation
Approval
All experiments involving humans must be reviewed by an independent panel to ensure the potential benefits of the experiment outweigh the risks
Primary sources
Primary sources are original records of the political, economic, artistic, scientific, social, and intellectual thoughts and achievements of specific historical periods.
They are produced by the people who participated in and witnessed the past.
They encourage deeper content exploration, active analysis, and thoughtful responses.
They can help people develop critical thinking skills by examining meaning, context, bias, purpose, point of view, etc.
They help people realize that history exists through interpretation that reflects the view points and biases of those doing the interpreting.
Secondary Sources
Documents, texts, images, and objects about an event created by someone who typically referenced the primary sources for their information.
Quantitative vs Qualitative data
Quantitative
To test a hypothesis and to establish relationships between variables
Closed ended questions, Numerical results
Surveys, Laboratory-based observation
Qualitative
To build a hypothesis based on research data
open- ended questions, descriptions and comparisons
Interviews, naturalistic observations
Which Discipline is it?
Which Social Science Discipline Is It
True or False: (10 Marks)
Social science inquiry model
Research methods
Which Discipline is it?
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Stanford prison experiment
Philip Zimbardo
Peter Leburn
He was born in 1959
For over eight and a half years. Lebrun complained of stomach cramps, insomnia, depression, diarrhea, and a host of other conditions. - On many occasions, Lebrun complained that people from OC Transpo were following him all over town.
By July 1994, Dr. Joanisse was writing “paranoid” in Lebrun’s medical history, meaning that the patient was suffering from delusions.
Lebrun had a mental illness characterized by irrational feelings of persecution from others. People with such an illness are likely to feel that family or co-workers are out to get them, even when there is no evidence to support such a feeling.
In August 1997, he punched a co-worker at the bus garage. He was moved to another garage and forced to take a twelve week anger management course.
Almost exactly a year after completing the course, and being back to his exact location he returned to the garage and went on his shooting rampage.
His sense of reality began to fail. On a trip to British Columbia and Las Vegas in March of 1999, he wrote in his diary that union officials from OC Transpo were following him.
On April 6th of 1999, at around 2:40 pm, Pierre Leburn began his violence towards his former city bus maintenance workers for OC Transpo in Ottawa. In less than six minutes, he killed four co-workers and seriously injured two others. He entered a bus where eight workers were finishing their afternoon coffee break, swore at them but did not fire a shot, and finally killed himself.
During the inquest, there was a lot that proved his behavior was unusual. At OC Transpo, he spent his breaks alone, eating quickly then sleeping until it was time to go back to work.
There were a number of warning signs whose significance was not understood until after the rampage. These included the assault, being harassed at work, low self-esteem, and access to a rifle. Such experiences and factors are common among people who have shot their workplace colleagues
Short Answer: (8 marks)
2 parts:
Know how to explain issues, trends, etc from the perspective of each discipline
Know how to ask questions that anthropologists, psychologists, and sociologists would ask
