Social Science Quiz

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What is social science devoted to studying?

The natural sciences

Societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies (correct)

The history of philosophy

The physical environment

Which academic disciplines are encompassed by social science?

Engineering, computer science, and mathematics

Literature, arts, and music

Physics, chemistry, and biology

Anthropology, economics, linguistics, and political science (correct)

How do positivist social scientists define science?

In its stricter modern sense and use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences (correct)

By constructing empirically falsifiable theories

By using multiple methodologies

In its broader sense and use social critique or symbolic interpretation

How do modern academic researchers often conduct their research?

Eclectically, using multiple methodologies such as combining both quantitative and qualitative research Signup and view all the answers

When did the history of the social sciences begin?

In the Age of Enlightenment after 1650 Signup and view all the answers

What unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?

Evolution Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is responsible for allowing organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?

Energy processing Signup and view all the answers

What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?

Scientific method Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a subdiscipline within biology?

Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

What is immensely diverse and has been studied and classified by biologists?

Life on Earth Signup and view all the answers

Social Science Quiz

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What is social science devoted to studying?

Which academic disciplines are encompassed by social science?

How do positivist social scientists define science?

How do modern academic researchers often conduct their research?

When did the history of the social sciences begin?

What unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?

Which of the following is responsible for allowing organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?

What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?

Which of the following is NOT a subdiscipline within biology?

What is immensely diverse and has been studied and classified by biologists?

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