SOC 341-01/51 (Kuechler)
Fall 1997
Homework Assignment #5 (due Nov 3 at class time)
This is a bonus assignment. Points earned for this assignment will
increase your personal point total, but the overall total will not increase
and will stay at 65 (=15+20+20+10) from the first four assignments.
1. [18 points]
Do the following 18 multiple choice questions from the Study Guide:
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#1-4, 9, 13 from chapter 3 (p.45-48)
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#1-5, 7 from chapter 4 (p.71-73)
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#1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12 from chapter 5 (p.93-96)
Submit the relevant pages (or copies thereof) from the Study Guide. Mark
the correct answer and provide a brief explanation of your selection. Each
correct answer gives you one point. No points without sufficient explanation.
Note that the study guide does provide the correct answers - in contrast
to what one student had reported earlier (looks like she got a copy where
this particular page was missing). I strongly suggest that you try to answer
these questions without looking at the solutions first. Do review the relevant
pages of the main textbook - given in [ ] for each question - when you
are unsure about an answer. Otherwise, you deprive yourself of a great
opportunity to get prepared for the mid-term exam.
We will discuss the answers to these questions in the review session
on November 3. So, it is important that you keep a copy of your homework,
the explanations you have given.
Midterm Format
The mid-term will consist of two parts:
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16 multiple choice questions covering chapters 1-5 similar to the ones
you have seen on the last two homework assignments. For each question you
get 5 points for the correct choice. You may give a brief explanation of
your selection. Contingent upon your argument, you can get between 1 and
4 points even you marked an answer other than the "correct" one. This is
to reward student who have a good point, but one that is just somewhat
different from the train of thought the question writer had anticipated.
- The maximum for this part, then, will be 80 points.
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Choice of 1 from 2 "discussion" questions, one discussing the measurement
validity of a specific operationalization (that will be provided), the
other discussing possible ethical problems based on a brief description
of a study (that will be provided). Your discussion should be about 1-2
pages in length (depending on handwriting) in the exam booklet. You can
earn up to 30 points for this part.
The maximum numbers of points will be 110. Letter grades will be assigned
as follows: 100+ = A+ , 90+ = A, 80+ = B, 70+ = C, 60+ = D, below 60 =
F.