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Introduction:
"This quiz is on basics of social sciences. Good luck!"


1. What is the science that deals with behaviour and thinking of living organisms?
    Sociology
    Paleontology
    Anthropology
    Psychology


2. What is the process of shaping an individual and his or her environment called?
    Proxemics
    Cognition
    Socialization
    Haptics


3. What is the person called when he or she expresses the traits of both males and females.
    Inferior
    I-Self
    Androgynous
    Me-Self


4. What are the formal, traditional customs, behaviours, and attitudes of a culture called?
    Norms
    Laws
    Folkways
    Mores


5. The taboo on incest in all the cultures of the world would be an example of what?
    Laws
    Human Universals
    Norms
    Mores


6. What theory states that the children tend to behave as their parents despite environmental influences?
    Cookie-cutter Syndrome
    Cultural Lag
    Cultural Complex
    Cultural Component


7. What would a family be an example of?
    Culture
    Dyad
    Primary Group
    Secondary Group


8. Which experiment was conducted to prove that people tend to obey higher authority and suspend their judgement?
    The Asch Experiment
    The Milgram experiment
    The Zimbardo experiment
    The Skinner experiment


9. Consensus theories is a group of theories based on the assumption that conflict is an important and permanent feature of society.
    True
    False


10. Your role as a daughter or son is an achieved or an ascribed role?
    Answer: (Achieved or Ascribed)


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