"ologies"
Social Science Skills
Social Science Skills II
Social Science Methods
Pot Pourri
100

The study of the human mind and behaviour.

What is psychology?

100

Who, What , Where, When & Why.

What are the 5 Ws?

100

The reliability, correctness and truthfulness of the information content.

What is accuracy?

100

Asks short questions based on a topic to a representative group.

What is a survey?

100

Take action to effect social change.

What is activism?

200

This "ologist" would ask: "Has the way that people have interacted, changed with the introduction of technology?"

What is a sociologist?

200

This step identifies what topic interests you about your topic and attempt to state your topic in the form of a question.

What is Step 1 of the Inquiry Method?

200

The reason the information exists. 

What is Purpose?

200

Studies a particular subject matter primarily through watching them and note-taking.

What is Observation?

200

The study of language and customs of a particular culture would belong to this type of anthropology?

What is Cultural Anthropology?

300

The study of how human societies develop and function.

What is sociology?

300

Opinions or feelings that are determined without full consideration of all of available facts and information.

What is Bias?

300

The timeliness of the information also a word used to represent "money".

What is currency?

300

This research method involves putting the subject matter through an organized test.

What is an Experiment?

300

This type of person asks the question: "How can I make a difference." David Suzuki is considered this type of person.

What is an Activist?

400

This "ologist" would ask: "Why are some individuals more willing to accept and even provoke change?"

What is a psychologist?

400

This type of bias is defined as the probability of one person adopting a belief increases based on the number of people who hold that belief.

What is the Bandwagon Effect?

400

The importance of the information for your needs.

What is relevance?

400

After forming inquiry questions, based on a topic of interest, this statement is formed.

What is a hypothesis?

400

The grandfather of Psychology

Who is Freud?

500

The study of humans, culture and evolution.

What is Anthropology?

500

Define a question to investigate, make predictions/hypothesis; gather data; analyze the data; draw conclusions

What is Scientific Method?

500

An intensive, systematic investigation of a single individual, group, community or some other unit

What is a Case Study?

500

Before embarking on a social change project, you conduct this to see if its necessary and relevant.

What is a Needs Assessment?

500

Defined as, "Changes in human interactions and relationships that transform cultural and social institutions."

What is Social Change?

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