Practice of Social Research CH1 True or False Questions PDF

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Practice of Social Research CH1 True or False Questions

1. If an exception is found to a sociological pattern, the pattern is invalid. False

2. Theory that is logically inconsistent is acceptable as long as it is empirically accurate. False

3. Patterns of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature. True

4. Idiographic explanations are inductive and nomothetic explanations are deductive. False

5. The variable "age" has the attribute of 18 to 24. True

6. A misuse of authority occurs when experts publicly discuss their area of expertise. False

7. We can predict without understanding. True

8. There is never a time that we should generalize. False

9. Every observation is quantitative at the outset. False

10. Social science research is useful in everyday life. True

11. The basis of knowledge is agreement. True

12. The concept of free will is also known as determinism. False

13. Social regularities are probabilistic patterns. True

14. Nomothetic reasoning is more useful than idiographic reasoning. False...