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Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences - Formative Assessment

Quiz by Jane Sarah Balderama

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  • Q1
    Which of the following definitions best describes the term “society”?
    It is a large social group where the relationships among members are usually impersonal and goal oriented.
    It is a small group of people whose members share tight, personal, and lasting relationships.
    It is a collection of people whose members frequently meet and consider themselves as parts of a group.
    It is an organized group of individuals whose members regularly meet or work together and have a shared culture, interest, and territory.
    30s
  • Q2
    The following are the disciplines that are both associated with Social Sciences and Humanities EXCEPT __________.
    Linguistics
    Economics
    History
    Anthropology
    30s
  • Q3
    Which academic discipline studies different human conditions and the ways wherein the human experiences are processed and recorded?
    Philosophy
    Humanities
    Social Science
    Natural Science
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following terms refers to the body of knowledge concerned with the systematic study of different facets of our society, several social phenomena, and the effects of these occurrences on people’s lives?
    Social Science
    Natural Science
    Humanities
    Philosophy
    30s
  • Q5
    The element of Social Sciences that puts the whole body of knowledge in an academic mode of inquiry about our societies by means of the scientific method refers to __________
    Society
    Empirical Analysis
    Superstition
    Nature
    30s
  • Q6
    What are the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?
    Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.
    Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study.
    Both fields concentrate on observing and understanding numerous social phenomena.
    Both studies explore the different laws of nature that govern our world through objective and experimental methods.
    30s
  • Q7
    What element of Social Sciences places the entire area of study on the members of the society and their social environments or backgrounds?
    Superstition
    Society
    Empirical Analysis
    Nature
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following areas of study concentrates on examining every natural phenomenon that happened, or is currently occurring, in the world by means of tangible evidences such as natural forces, artifacts, and fossils?
    Philosophy
    Anthropology
    Humanities
    Natural Science
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the importance of the Age of Enlightenment in the history of Social Sciences?
    It is where the origins of some of the significant concepts and purposes of Social Sciences emerged.
    It is where numerous social philosophers used philosophical approaches in investigating human societies.
    It is where scientific thoughts became more reliable than faith and superstition in explaining various social phenomena.
    It is where the Social Sciences started to become slightly scientific.
    30s
  • Q10
    Knowledge is built upon by previous and future research on the subject.
    Problem Solving
    Continuous
    Knowledge
    Empirical
    30s
  • Q11
    The researcher defines the nature of the problem where a theory can be developed along the way; this is the most important phrase of the inquiry.
    Problem
    Methods of Inquiry or Data Gathering
    Analysis
    Hypothesis
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following contains false information about Anthropology?
    “Anthropologist focuses only on the study of humankind.”
    “Archaeologists seek to explain the different cultural changes that happened over time.”
    “Paleopathologists concentrate on the traces of diseases and injury in human skeletal remains.”
    “Skeletal remains are the main interests of Genetics.”
    30s
  • Q13
    It is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
    Demography
    Psychology
    Sociology
    Philosophy
    30s
  • Q14
    It is the science of behavior and mind. It includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.
    Sociology
    Philosophy
    Demography
    Psychology
    30s
  • Q15
    It is the study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life.
    Philosophy
    Psychology
    Sociology
    Demography
    30s

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