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According to Tischler, the social science most closely related to sociology is cultural anthropology.
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True
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A sociologist studying steroid use among high school students would first want to know whether such behavior was actually increasing or decreasing before formulating an explanation of why it was occurring.
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False
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The term "the sociological imagination" refers to the use of sociology to solve complex social issues
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False
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The physical sciences (physics, chemistry, and so on) use the scientific method. Social sciences use unscientific, social methods.
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False
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To say that an argument is not empirical is to say that it is not based on evidence.
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True
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The trouble with common sense propositions is that...
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C. There are usually other common sense propositions that contradict them
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Although sociology and psychology have similarities, they differ in that psychology usually emphasizes...
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B. individual motivation and behavior
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One difference between sociologists and journalists is that...
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C. sociologists don't worry about their reports being popular; journalists have to worry about sales and ratings
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Who developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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C. C. Wright Mills
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Systematically arranged knowledge demonstrating the operation of general laws is...
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B. Science
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