miscellaneous MCQs – Page 41

Practise focused miscellaneous questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

miscellaneous Mcqs
801. The human social process most important for social interaction is_______________?
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A. cooperation

B. none of the above

C. conflict

D. competition

802. Efficiency in economic terminology means________________?
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A. using existing technology

B. making do with as few workers as possible

C. ignoring the time factor

D. obtaining the highest output in the least amount of time
803. Children have taken on the role of the generalized other when______________?
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A. they are consciously socialized

B. they have learned to speak

C. they start school

D. most of the important norms have been internalized

804. A trained observer_________________?
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A. knows what to expect

B. knows which data are relevant to the research problem

C. is most a home in experimental settings?

D. records everything that he or she sees

805. Political science stresses the study of_______________?
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A. government

B. power

C. state

D. all of the above
806. Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________?
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A. roles are scripted

B. authority is hierarchical

C. statuses are ranked

D. statuses are ascribed

807. Symbolic interaction ?
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A. none of the above

B. excludes written language

C. includes gestures speech and music

D. is entirely nonverbal

808. An example of a temporary subculture would be_______________?
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A. the MTV generation

B. vegetarians

C. players of chess

D. monks in a convent

809. Language gestures and music are________________?
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A. human values

B. cultural traits

C. normative systems

D. symbol systems
810. The attitude of some Americans toward the minorities in their midst shows_______________?
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A. cultural superiority

B. cultural relativity

C. the importance of culture

D. culture shock

811. People who are important in shaping your self-concept and whose approval you wish to have are_____________?
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A. the l and the me

B. generalized others

C. significant others

D. the ego and the superego

812. The political process_______________?
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A. allows those representing minority views to try to become the majority

B. allows those in positions of power to ignore the peoples wishes

C. favors those representing majority views

D. none of the above

813. Telling a child You should always say thank you when someone gives you something is an example of____________?
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A. conscience socialization

B. unconscious socialization

C. conscious socialization

D. subconscious socialization

814. Norms are essentially ?
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A. rules for behavior

B. what is most feared

C. systems of rewards and punishment

D. what is right

815. The microelements of societies are made up of_____________?
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A. diseases that harm societies

B. none of the above

C. processes of social interaction

D. problems of cement roads

816. The economic participant who decides how to use the factors of production and for what purpose in called a________________?
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A. market

B. household

C. product

D. firm
817. The succession of stages in Jean Piaget,s model of cognitive development is_______________?
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A. early childhood plays concrete operational and formal operational

B. sensimotor pre-operational intuitive operational and concrete operational

C. infancy childhood adolescence and adulthood

D. sensorimotor intuitive operational concrete operational and formal operational
818. Intuition authority tradition and common sense ?
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A. are just as exact as the scientific method

B. are all equally valid tools of inquiry

C. are still used as tools of inquiry

D. have been totally replaced the scientific method

819. Enacting legislation__________________?
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A. sometimes pits the executive branch against the interests of the members of states and districts

B. is a slow and painful process

C. all of the above

D. involves negotiation and compromise

820. Absence of body contact and stimulation in infants inhibits_______________?
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A. biological drives

B. aggressive behavior

C. instinctual development

D. development of higher learning functions