Introduction To Anthropology, Psychology And Sociology Flashcards
What is NOT a way that social scientific research is carried out?
Stories
Anthropologist would generally concern themselves with…
Humans as a species and human cultures
Psychologists study…
The mental processes and behaviour of people
Definition of a hypothesis.
A possible answer to a question
In an experiment, what tends to be true?
Behaviours are observed before and after an action is taken
Experiments best provide information about…
Knowledge of cause and effect relationships
Sample survey questionnaires most often use…
Multiple-choice questions
Watching people on a busy street and taking brief notes, best illustrates…
Unstructured observation
Historical analysis most often…
Studies knowledge that is transmitted over time
When conducting social science research, the first thing that you must do is…
Ask questions about a topic of interest
What is the best example of a hypothesis?
I think people would prefer less violence on television
What would suggest this hypothesis: “High school students with part time jobs overall achieve lower school grades.”
Do part time jobs affect student marks negatively?
What is an example of analyzing data?
Trends were looked for in the research data
A sample survey would be most useful to determine…
The opinions of Canadians as they go to the polls to vote
An interview would be most useful to find out:
How a few people feel about an experience
What method would be best to use to find out about the violence content of prime-time television shows?
Structure observation
What are the two main arguments that people use to support the death penalty? What had social scientists concluded about the death penalty? How? (Be specific!)
Death Penalty - deterrent -keeps people from murdering
- punishment -if you kill you should be killed
Social Sciences - statistics -places with death penalty have higher murder rates, places without death penalty have lower murder rates
Define and give the significance of the term Social Sciences.
Social Sciences: the scientific discipline involving the organized study of people and their activities and relationships
Their aim is to understand human society, culture, actions, attitudes, and behaviours; uses research inquiry model
Using the incident in Montreal with the young women outside of the subway and office, explain what any gal of Anthropologist, Sociologist and Psychologist would ask regarding the incident.
Anthropology -larger communities
- violence occurring in that area - drug/alcohol abuse in that area
Psychology -individuals
- why boss/supervision did not want interference - why employee broke the rules
Sociology -groups and power structure
- workplace climate - why did people feel they needed to follow the bosses instructions
Using the Alliston Honda Plant as an example, explain how social science research can be used to improve the lives of individuals AND communities.
Social Science -performed interviews, experiments to make workplace better, less sick days
Design Pods -people responsible for coming up with a plan on how to perform their tasks
Job satisfaction improved, sick leave decreased
