Miscellaneous Economics MCQs

Option A: division of labor

Option B: age

Option C: gender

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: status

Option B: role

Option C: macrolevel behavior

Option D: unliberated women

Correct Answer: role ✔

Option A: biological cell patterns

Option B: norms roles and group in a social system

Option C: patterns of individual behavior

Option D: what the individual becomes in society

Correct Answer: norms roles and group in a social system ✔

Option A: microsocial level

Option B: macrosocial level

Option C: secondhand level

Option D: macroscopic level

Correct Answer: microsocial level ✔

Option A: division of labor

Option B: status fulfillment

Option C: ascribed status

Option D: status specialization

Correct Answer: division of labor ✔

Option A: commuters riding a train

Option B: spectators watching the construction of a building

Option C: lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter

Option D: softball players performing in a playoff tournament

Correct Answer: softball players performing in a playoff tournament ✔

Option A: over scarce resources

Option B: within aggregates

Option C: because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously ✔

Option A: Norms

Option B: Concepts

Option C: Statuses

Option D: Roles

Correct Answer: Concepts ✔

Option A: group of which one is member without having asked to be

Option B: formal or informal organization to which one belongs

Option C: hierarchical system in an organization

Option D: group to which an individual aspires to belong

Correct Answer: formal or informal organization to which one belongs ✔

Option A: may create much stress

Option B: sometimes occurs by chance

Option C: could mean that another role is being performed well

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: she has a different reference group than her social class would indicate

Option B: her father has special connections to the boss

Option C: the daughter likes to daydream

Option D: she has been reading too many yuppie biographies

Correct Answer: she has a different reference group than her social class would indicate ✔

Option A: fast and dramatic

Option B: slow and imperceptible

Option C: nether of the above

Option D: both of the above

Correct Answer: both of the above ✔

Option A: subcultures that refuse to assimilate

Option B: groups whose values differ from the mainstream

Option C: groups whose values are in explicit opposition to those of the wider societal culture

Option D: the most active subcultures

Correct Answer: groups whose values are in explicit opposition to those of the wider societal culture ✔

Option A: the MTV generation

Option B: vegetarians

Option C: monks in a convent

Option D: players of chess

Correct Answer: the MTV generation ✔

Option A: pivotal institution

Option B: cultural universals

Option C: culture traits

Option D: culture complexes

Correct Answer: cultural universals ✔

Option A: it is virtually impossible not to view people and situations in terms of some of the norms and categories derived from one,s own cultural experiences

Option B: people are intolerant by nature

Option C: people are afraid and distrustful of strangers

Option D: it is impossible to understand another culture or subculture without having been raised in it

Correct Answer: it is virtually impossible not to view people and situations in terms of some of the norms and categories derived from one,s own cultural experiences ✔

Option A: the economy medicine family religion and education

Option B: the military religion government family and education

Option C: the family the economy government the military and education

Option D: the economy government religion family and education

Correct Answer: the economy government religion family and education ✔

Option A: public recognition

Option B: the threat of force

Option C: a transgression of the law

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: public recognition ✔

Option A: a violation striking to the very heart of society

Option B: a legally punishable offense

Option C: a slight to one,s group but not a punishable offense

Option D: an incident of no consequence whatsoever

Correct Answer: a slight to one,s group but not a punishable offense ✔

Option A: may well be unintelligible as translated in some languages

Option B: is the product of a distinct world view?

Option C: emphasizes the difficulty of understanding another culture as its participants understand it

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: emphasizes the difficulty of understanding another culture as its participants understand it ✔

Option A: symbol systems

Option B: cultural traits

Option C: normative systems

Option D: human values

Correct Answer: symbol systems ✔

Option A: is based on symbols in animals and on signals among humans

Option B: is a property of all higher animal groups?

Option C: is arguably possessed to some degree by nonhuman primates as well as humans

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: is arguably possessed to some degree by nonhuman primates as well as humans ✔

Option A: is the work of generation?

Option B: is not always a deliberate act

Option C: never results in a final authorized script

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: individuals may be compared to playwrights

Option B: the economy may be compared to the director

Option C: society may be compared to a troupe of actors

Option D: social scientists may be compared to stage hands

Correct Answer: society may be compared to a troupe of actors ✔

Option A: culture shock

Option B: the importance of culture

Option C: cultural superiority

Option D: cultural relativity

Correct Answer: the importance of culture ✔

Option A: use statistical norms

Option B: refer to the ideal norms

Option C: speak of mores

Option D: use folkways

Correct Answer: use statistical norms ✔

Option A: cultural

Option B: social

Option C: intelligent

Option D: symbolic

Correct Answer: social ✔

Option A: culture shapes both verbal and nonverbal behavior

Option B: personal space is controlled genetically

Option C: many people have no manners

Option D: nonverbal behavior is not part of culture

Correct Answer: culture shapes both verbal and nonverbal behavior ✔

Option A: includes knowledge beliefs and technology

Option B: is made up of rules for behavior

Option C: consists of values and morals

Option D: is part of material culture

Correct Answer: includes knowledge beliefs and technology ✔

Option A: cooperation

Option B: group activities

Option C: a warning system

Option D: language

Correct Answer: language ✔

Option A: symbolic interaction

Option B: a system of symbols

Option C: biology and instinct

Option D: animal culture

Correct Answer: biology and instinct ✔

Option A: American culture

Option B: teenage customs

Option C: French culture

Option D: Kiwi culture

Correct Answer: Kiwi culture ✔

Option A: ethnocentrism

Option B: cultural relativity

Option C: the truth

Option D: a value

Correct Answer: ethnocentrism ✔

Option A: unimportant

Option B: found among all animals

Option C: traditional habits centering around fundamental human needs

Option D: places like schools and banks

Correct Answer: traditional habits centering around fundamental human needs ✔

Option A: the overt culture is consistent

Option B: Americans often follow a covert culture in actual behavior

Option C: there is no covert culture in the United States

Option D: people are only human

Correct Answer: Americans often follow a covert culture in actual behavior ✔

Option A: positive sanctions

Option B: negative sanctions

Option C: harsh rules

Option D: violence

Correct Answer: positive sanctions ✔

Option A: making money

Option B: marrying sister

Option C: gambling

Option D: climbing Mt Rushmore

Correct Answer: marrying sister ✔

Option A: Norms

Option B: folkways

Option C: values

Option D: mores

Correct Answer: values ✔

Option A: internalized in most cases

Option B: guidelines for human behavior

Option C: reflections of values

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: has no relation to symbols?

Option B: illustrates the evolution of tools and includes all objects made by humans

Option C: is of limited importance to humans

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: illustrates the evolution of tools and includes all objects made by humans ✔

Option A: the structure of a language shapes a people view of the world

Option B: language has no part in mental attitudes

Option C: languages are limited to the number of words for any given object

Option D: preverbal communication is more important than verbal

Correct Answer: the structure of a language shapes a people view of the world ✔

Option A: instinct

Option B: simple learning only

Option C: learning thorough symbols

Option D: genetic heredity

Correct Answer: learning thorough symbols ✔

Option A: biology

Option B: species separation

Option C: culture

Option D: physical aspect

Correct Answer: culture ✔

Option A: the welfare system

Option B: religions

Option C: government

Option D: institutions

Correct Answer: institutions ✔

Option A: the family

Option B: marriage

Option C: wedding rings

Option D: BOTH rings and exchanging wedding vows

Correct Answer: BOTH rings and exchanging wedding vows ✔

Option A: what is right

Option B: what is most feared

Option C: rules for behavior

Option D: systems of rewards and punishment

Correct Answer: rules for behavior ✔

Option A: their culture is still at a primitive stage

Option B: they have not yet reached the industrial stage of evolution when time is money

Option C: like all lower-class persons they focus on the present

Option D: time is not an important value in their culture

Correct Answer: time is not an important value in their culture ✔

Option A: every time a new administration comes into office

Option B: when they inadvertently see a pornographic movie

Option C: when they come in contact with an unfamiliar culture

Option D: when they witness atrocities committed in wars

Correct Answer: when they come in contact with an unfamiliar culture ✔

Option A: history

Option B: sociology

Option C: political science

Option D: psychology

Correct Answer: sociology ✔

Option A: laws governing ancient societies

Option B: a number of theories

Option C: methods of explaining human behavior

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: a number of theories ✔

Option A: verification

Option B: generalization

Option C: replication

Option D: validation

Correct Answer: replication ✔

Option A: a causal relationship is of no consequence

Option B: a causal relationship is difficult to prove

Option C: variables are vaguely defined

Option D: research monies are not forthcoming

Correct Answer: a causal relationship is of no consequence ✔

Option A: are conducted in both field and laboratory setting

Option B: involve the risk that people may modify their behavior

Option C: must involve control groups of some kind

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: knows what to expect

Option B: knows which data are relevant to the research problem

Option C: records everything that he or she sees

Option D: is most a home in experimental settings?

Correct Answer: knows which data are relevant to the research problem ✔

Option A: the value of scientific objectivity

Option B: his or her own credentials

Option C: his or her own findings

Option D: the usefulness of scientific inquiry

Correct Answer: his or her own findings ✔

Option A: law

Option B: concept

Option C: value

Option D: constant

Correct Answer: constant ✔

Option A: the American Revolution

Option B: the French Revolution

Option C: the Russian Revolution

Option D: the Industrial Revolution

Correct Answer: the Industrial Revolution ✔

Option A: a universal truth

Option B: the scientist’s conclusions

Option C: a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing

Option D: disagreement with a generally accepted theory

Correct Answer: a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing ✔

Option A: have been totally replaced the scientific method

Option B: are all equally valid tools of inquiry

Option C: are still used as tools of inquiry

Option D: are just as exact as the scientific method

Correct Answer: are still used as tools of inquiry ✔

Option A: is as effective as in the natural sciences

Option B: is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity

Option C: has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe

Option D: has been found to be totally useless

Correct Answer: is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity ✔

Option A: obtaining a government grant

Option B: classification and organization of data

Option C: selection of area to be researched

Option D: observation and recording of data

Correct Answer: selection of area to be researched ✔

Option A: Blushing

Option B: Curiosity

Option C: Fascination With the self

Option D: The use of reason

Correct Answer: The use of reason ✔

Option A: the social sciences deal with the behavior of people

Option B: the social sciences deal with the extraterrestrial

Option C: the social sciences have developed concrete laws of behavior while the natural sciences have only theories

Option D: people behavior is predictable while the behavior of inanimate objects is not

Correct Answer: the social sciences deal with the behavior of people ✔

Option A: sociology

Option B: psychology

Option C: anthropology

Option D: history

Correct Answer: anthropology ✔

Option A: scientific observation

Option B: systematic collection of data

Option C: making data public

Option D: selecting data to prove a point

Correct Answer: selecting data to prove a point ✔

Option A: impartiality

Option B: doubting

Option C: repetition

Option D: precision

Correct Answer: doubting ✔

Option A: the most common method of social investigation

Option B: based on controlling a variable and observing the results

Option C: not used in the study of humans

Option D: valid only if performed on white mice

Correct Answer: based on controlling a variable and observing the results ✔

Option A: case study

Option B: cross sectional sample

Option C: longitudinal sample

Option D: experiment

Correct Answer: case study ✔

Option A: controlled inquiry

Option B: relationships among variables

Option C: consideration of independent and dependent variables

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: scientific law

Option B: set of concepts and generalization

Option C: speculation about truth and beauty

Option D: hunch regarding reality

Correct Answer: set of concepts and generalization ✔

Option A: psychology

Option B: geology

Option C: sociology

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: sociology ✔

Option A: government

Option B: state

Option C: power

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: genetics

Option B: geography

Option C: chemistry

Option D: physiology

Correct Answer: geography ✔

Option A: primitive people only

Option B: prehistoric people only

Option C: modern peoples only

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: none of the above ✔

Option A: scholars emphasized the supernatural

Option B: scholars denied the possibility of a scientific study of humans

Option C: a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied scientifically

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied scientifically ✔

Option A: more control over data than physics

Option B: complete objectivity

Option C: problems with studying people in laboratories

Option D: been accepted as equally valid as the physical sciences

Correct Answer: problems with studying people in laboratories ✔

Option A: relative to time and place of study and subject to revision

Option B: absolute truths for all times

Option C: universally accepted

Option D: personal opinions of important scholars

Correct Answer: relative to time and place of study and subject to revision ✔

Option A: not of their own making

Option B: newly created in each generation

Option C: the result of cultural development over previous generation

Option D: totally beyond their control

Correct Answer: the result of cultural development over previous generation ✔

Option A: case study

Option B: observation

Option C: experiment

Option D: social research

Correct Answer: experiment ✔

Option A: firm

Option B: household

Option C: market

Option D: product

Correct Answer: firm ✔

Option A: status is always achieved

Option B: status is always ascribed

Option C: status is both achieved and ascribed

Option D: status has no importance

Correct Answer: status is both achieved and ascribed ✔

Option A: income

Option B: years of education

Option C: prestigious position

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: late marriage

Option B: rural residence

Option C: one of many children

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: late marriage ✔

Option A: industrialization

Option B: agriculture

Option C: pastoralism

Option D: hunter-gatherers

Correct Answer: industrialization ✔

Option A: the content and flow of goods and services to take place without any fixed plan

Option B: buyers and sellers not needing to know how the market works in order to act in it

Option C: the economy to function so that all participants derive some satisfaction

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: Households firms and central authorities

Option B: Producers distributors consumers

Option C: The executive legislative and judicial departments

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: Households firms and central authorities ✔

Option A: the most important feature of stratification

Option B: restricted to a small elite in traditional societies

Option C: widely distributed and diffused in industrial societies

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: wealth

Option B: property

Option C: social influence

Option D: color

Correct Answer: social influence ✔

Option A: property was the only determinant of class

Option B: class was based on exploitation of the masses

Option C: class is closely related to life chances

Option D: societies should have at least three classes

Correct Answer: class is closely related to life chances ✔

Option A: private ownership of the means of production perpetuates class divisions

Option B: talented people will always rise to the top

Option C: religion helps fight social inequality

Option D: the bourgeoisie will eventually triumph

Correct Answer: private ownership of the means of production perpetuates class divisions ✔

Option A: nature demands the existence of social classes

Option B: there is a limited number of skilled talented people thus they should be rewarded

Option C: resources are plentiful so there is enough for all

Option D: people were not meant to work

Correct Answer: there is a limited number of skilled talented people thus they should be rewarded ✔

Option A: resources belong to all the people

Option B: only the strongest persons should control the resources of a society

Option C: the weak shall inherit the earth

Option D: natural selection was a hoax

Correct Answer: only the strongest persons should control the resources of a society ✔

Option A: wealth

Option B: power

Option C: prestige

Option D: all of these

Correct Answer: power ✔

Option A: age

Option B: sex

Option C: wealth

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: coercion

Option B: violence

Option C: power

Option D: force

Correct Answer: power ✔

Option A: differentiation

Option B: segmentation

Option C: ranking

Option D: institutionalization

Correct Answer: segmentation ✔

Option A: improved DNA technology

Option B: findings of incompetent counsel

Option C: indications that prosecutors or police withheld information

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: the death penalty does act as a deterrent

Option B: the death penalty does not act as a deterrent

Option C: the death penalty is a sing of an uncivilized society

Option D: it is preferable to judge each criminal case individually

Correct Answer: the death penalty does not act as a deterrent ✔

Option A: the increase in organized crime

Option B: high unemployment rates

Option C: tax cuts instituted by the present administration

Option D: an increase in prison inmates

Correct Answer: an increase in prison inmates ✔

Option A: arson

Option B: robbery

Option C: white-collar crime

Option D: organized crime

Correct Answer: white-collar crime ✔