Sociology Final EXAM 2021

Which of the following best describes the sociological perspective?

• Its major focus is on individual differences.

• Its major focus is the intelligence of individuals.

• It focuses on people at a group level.

• It has little interest in group behavior.

Mrs. Buchanan is leaving... how will you keep in touch with her now?

• Facebook

• snapchat

• Instagram

• twitter

What is the sociological imagination?

• A creative way for sociologists to represent social processes.

• A method sociologists use to uncover new sources of information.

• The ability of individuals to adapt to the expectations of a group.

• The way individuals see how events in their own lives relate to events in society.

What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

• Nachos

• Ice Cream

• Chicken Salad

• Pizza

All the people with the characteristics that a researcher wants to study.

• population

• survey

• questionaire

• boat

How do sociobiologists view human behavior?

• They argue that human behavior is based on observations of animal behavior.

• They differentiate human behavior from the behavior of animals.

• They assume that behavior is biologically based and transmitted genetically.

• They claim that human behavior is mostly shaped by environmental factors.

8. If you suffer from arachnophobia, which animal are you scared of?

• spiders

• snakes

• lizards

• fire ants

How do sociologists define society?

• people that share the same language

• the combined genetic characteristics of a group of people

• a territory inhabited by people with a common culture

• the basis for human and nonhuman groups

Which of the following best describes the results of Harry Harlow’s research on rhesus monkeys?

• The monkeys showed no preference for one mother over the other.

• The monkeys primarily stayed with the terrycloth-covered mother, only going to the wire monkey for food.

• The monkeys starved to death because they stayed with the terrycloth-covered mother and did not go to the wire mother that had food.

• The monkeys nearly always stayed with the wire mother because it was the one with the food.

11. What type of fish is Nemo?

• shark

• clown

• catfish

• puffer