1. Sociology Unit 1 Practice Test
30 Questions:
Multiple Choice, True/False
And Matching

2. Question 1
The idea of the Sociological Imagination focusing on how we impact society and how society impacts us is credited to who?
Auguste Comte
C. Wright Mills
Herbert Spencer
Charles Horton Cooley

3. Question 2 Who is considered to be the Father of Sociology? Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Charles Horton Cooley
Auguste Comte

4. Question 3 The concept of VERSTEHEN, developed by Max Weber, means
Finding meaning in the actions of others
Using science to understand groups
Taking your own prior experience and applying it to a new one
Balancing individual needs with expectations of society

5. Question 4
This individual is credited with establishing the first significant study in Sociology looking at the topic of suicide.
George Herbert Mead
Herbert Spencer
Emile Durkheim
Jane Addams

6. Question 5
Charles Horton Cooley, George Herbert Mead and Erving Goffman are connected with which theory?
Functionalist
Conflict
Interactionist

7. Question 6
An element of society that has the function of disrupting social stability is called what?
Manifest Function
Latent Function
Dysfunction

8. Question 7
Which method is considered the MOST accurate for Sociological Research?
Survey
Statistical
Observation
Content Analysis

9. Question 8
A group selected for a study where every individual has the same chance of being chosen is an example of a a. Varied Sample b. Scale c. Random Sample d. Representative Sample

10. Question 9
The Independent Variable in an experiment is a. The effect of random chance on the results b. The most important variable the experimenter could not control c. The variable the experimenter manipulates to view its affect on the dependent variable d. The only variable measured as a part of Sociological research

11. Question 10
Taking an abstract concept in a study and making it specific enough to research is called what?
Operational Definition
Empirical Research
Defining Principles
Correlating Concepts

12. Question 11
If those who watch a lot of TV violence are also particularly likely to behave aggressively, this would NOT necessarily indicate that watching TV violence causes aggressive behavior because a. Correlation does not prove Causation b. Events often seem more probable in hindsight c. Random sequences often don’t look random d. Sampling extreme cases leads to false generalizations

13. Question 12
If researchers discover that receiving more sleep is connected with doing better in school, this would indicate that sleep and performance in school are… a. Causally related b. Dependent variables c. Positively correlated d. Negatively correlated

14. Questions 13-15 Match the Perspective to the description.
13. Functionalist
14. Conflict
15. Interactionist
Identifies groups based on power and authority; everything in society is controlled by this
Asks the question of what is the purpose of this element in society; nonjudgmental of element
Focuses on individual relationships between people and symbols; uses Microsociology to understand Macrosociology

15. Answer Key B D A C