U1: Challenge and Change Quiz deck

Question 1

What does anthropology study?

Answer 1

• development of the human species
• the origins of humankind
• the cultural beliefs and customs that make up humankind.

Question 2

What does psychology study?

Answer 2

• feelings, behaviour, and thought processes of an individual
• the way in which the individual acts and reacts to other individual humans, human groups, and/or society.

Question 3

What does sociology study?

Answer 3

• study of relationships between structures (institutions – such as media, religion, criminal system, police, etc.) and the functioning of human groups.

Question 4

What is a case study?

Answer 4

• Observation of an individual, a situation, or a group over an extended period of time.
• Provides a lot of detail

Question 5

What are the pros and cons of case studies?

Answer 5

Pros: Provides in-depth information, studying real life situations, flexibility

Cons: Limited generationalizations, bias, time consuming, ethical concerns

Question 6

What is an experiment?

Answer 6

• Determining how one factor is related to another (uses independent, dependent variables, control and experimental groups)
• This method is used with great care due to ethical questions in experimenting with human beings

Question 7

What are the pros and cons of an experiment?

Answer 7

Pros: Test cause-and-effect btwn variables, High degree of control, Theory testing

Cons: Does not rep real life situations, Ethical concerns, Bias, Limited use, Time consuming

Question 8

What is a sample survey?

Answer 8

• Used to get info about the thoughts and behaviour of a large group of people.
• Called a ‘sample’ because researchers ask questions of a fairly limited number of ppl who rep a larger group, then they draw conclusions about that larger group.
• Tool used is usually a questionnaire

Question 9

What are the pros and cons of sample surveys?

Answer 9

Pros: Generalize findings to the larger population, cost-effective, Anonymous and confidential

Cons: Sampling bias, Limited in depth , Low response rate, Poor design

Question 10

What are interviews?

Answer 10

• Used when researchers require detail from a few people
• Allows for explanations of thought and behaviour

Question 11

What are the pros and con of interviews?

Answer 11

Pros: In-depth information, Study sensitive topics, Flexibility

Cons: Bias, Time consuming, limited in depth, Ethical concerns, Interpretation challenges

Question 12

What are observations?

Answer 12

• Helps researchers learn about people in their normal surroundings
• Unstructured Observation – involves studying people without a idea of what to look for.
• Structured Observation – planning ahead of time what will be observed
• Participant Observation - researcher observes and participates in group activities

Question 13

Pros:

Answer 13

Pros: Natural setting, qualitative data, reliable data based on observations, Flexibility

Cons: Bias, Time consuming, Limited generalizations, Interpretation challenges, ethical concerns, Hawthorne effect