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Other, Philosophy, Social Studies
11th -
12thgrade
AOK: Human Sciences - METHODOLOGY
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The four key aspects of the scientific method are...(Lagemaat 376)
hypothesis, measurement, report, conclusion
observation, experiment, laws, conclusions
observation, hypothesis, experiment, laws
observation, measurement, experiments, laws
- 2. Multiple Choice
Observation: what is a limitation? Select all that apply.
(Lagemaat 376-9)
loaded questions
bias
observer effect
hypothetical situations v. reality
- 3. Multiple Choice
While measurement plays an important role in the sciences by adding ________ to our knowledge, it is generally more difficult to measure things in the human sciences than in the natural sciences. (Lagemaat 382)
What is the best answer (for the blank space)?
integrity
precision
insight
creativity
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which school of thought holds to the following scope and methodology:
"the subject matter of psychology should be overt behavior rather than hidden thoughts and feelings" (Lagemaat 382)?
humanistic psychology
psychoanalysis
functionalism
behaviorism
- 5. Multiple Choice
"Ideally, experiments should play as big a role in the human sciences as they do in the natural sciences; but in PRACTICE this is not usually the case" (Lagemaat 386).
Which of the following is NOT a reason for this?
Human scientists wait for nature to provide the appropriate experimental conditions.
Human scientists are often trying to make sense of complex real-world situations in which it is simply impossible to run controlled experiments.
There are ethical reasons for to conducting experiments that have a negative effect on the people who participate in them.
The artificiality of some of the experiments that can be conducted may distort the behavior of the participants.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Making predictions, large numbers, trends, complexity of real-world situations are all challenges within which of the following?
Choose the "BEST" answer
Laws
Methodology
Observation
Human Sciences
Sciences
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