Question

31. In Durkheim’s original study of suicide, the associations between suicide and the five factors were which of the following?

1 - theories

2 - patterns (empirical generalization)

3 - hypothesis

4 - facts

32. Survey questions must be clear and simple so everyone answers the same question. This is an example of what measurement issue?

1 - plausibility

2 - deniability

3 - validity

4 - reliability

33. Would a very accurate description of something be sufficient as scientific knowledge?

1 - yes, accurate facts are the goal of science.

2 - no, the goal of science is to establish the Truth, not just to describe things.

3 - yes, the goal of science is to establish the Truth, not just to describe things.

4 - no, the goal of science is to explain why things are the way they are, not just to describe them.

34. What does field work (ethnography) have in common with the work of spies?

1 - the use of disguises

2 - the use of microphones

3 - the use of guns with silencers

4 - the use of informants

35. Three of the terms below are synonyms. Which one has a different meaning that the other three?

1 - data

2 - observation

3 - theory

4 - fact

Answer 1

Answer:

31. The correct answer is B.

32. The correct answer is D.

33. The correct answer is D.

34. The correct answer is D.

35. The correct answer is C.