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Q&A Session on Psychics, Capitalism, and Economics - Prof. John Busch, Exams of Introduction to Sociology

University of LouisvilleIntroduction to Sociology
Prof. John Busch

A series of questions and answers on various topics including the secrets of psychics, capitalism vs socialism, wealth distribution, and consumerism. James randi and others share their perspectives on paranormal powers, economic systems, and societal issues.

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Question
1 1 out of 1 points
In the video The Secrets of the Psychics, a "palm reader" has good results from
giving a reading
Selected Answer: backwards.
Question
2 1 out of 1 points
In the video The Secrets of the Psychics, James Randi
Selected
Answer:
observes an experiment on the possibility of paranormal
powers when a "psychic" attempts to change the heart rate and
brain pattern of another person in Moscow.
Question
3 1 out of 1 points
In the video The Secrets of the Psychics, James Randi
Selected Answer: claims that people want to be fooled.
Question
4 1 out of 1 points
In the video The Secrets of the Psychics, the procedure for the researcher to use to
avoid unknowingly biasing the findings is called by James Randi
Selected Answer: the double blind.
Question
5 1 out of 1 points
According to the text, authority is
Selected Answer: legitimate power.
Question
6 1 out of 1 points
Capitalism is to socialism as
Selected
Answer:
private ownership of the means of production is to public
ownership of the means of production.
Question
7 1 out of 1 points
In the United States persons in the upper 0.5% of the population by wealth have
approximately what percent of the wealth.
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points In the video The Secrets of the Psychics , a "palm reader" has good results from giving a reading Selected Answer: backwards. Question 2 1 out of 1 points In the video The Secrets of the Psychics , James Randi Selected Answer: observes an experiment on the possibility of paranormal powers when a "psychic" attempts to change the heart rate and brain pattern of another person in Moscow. Question 3 1 out of 1 points In the video The Secrets of the Psychics , James Randi Selected Answer: claims that people want to be fooled. Question 4 1 out of 1 points In the video The Secrets of the Psychics , the procedure for the researcher to use to avoid unknowingly biasing the findings is called by James Randi Selected Answer: the double blind. Question 5 1 out of 1 points According to the text, authority is Selected Answer: legitimate power. Question 6 1 out of 1 points Capitalism is to socialism as Selected Answer: private ownership of the means of production is to public ownership of the means of production. Question 7 1 out of 1 points In the United States persons in the upper 0.5% of the population by wealth have approximately what percent of the wealth.

Selected Answer: 28 percent Question 8 1 out of 1 points According to lecture, "Granny D" (Dorris Haddock) is best known for Selected Answer: walking 3200 miles across the country–-arriving in Washington, D.C. on her 90th^ birthday. Question 9 1 out of 1 points The reciprocal influence of economics and politics on each other is called Selected Answer: political economy Question 10 1 out of 1 points Market economies can be said to be _______________ while command economies are _______________. Selected Answer: bottom up; top down Question 11 1 out of 1 points One of the problems with consumerism, as suggested in the text, is that Selected Answer: c) it puts a burden on future generations. Question 12 1 out of 1 points According to the book one way of improving capitalism-market for the average person is to Selected Answer: have more employee ownership such as through ESOPs. Question 13 1 out of 1 points According to the text, Zeitlin estimates that the overall wealth of the 50% of the U.S. population that has the least wealth is _____ percent of the total wealth of the nation. Selected Answer: 3 Question 1 out of 1 points

Selected Answer: all of the above Question 21 1 out of 1 points Which of the following exists as it does, at least in part, because of the political economy? Selected Answer: all of the above Question 22 1 out of 1 points According to the text, the culture of consumerism Selected Answer: all of the above Question 23 1 out of 1 points According to the data presented in the text, the U.S. has _________ the poverty rate of Sweden. Selected Answer: about six times Question 24 1 out of 1 points According to the text the problems of family organization in the lower class African American community can be most strongly attributed to Selected Answer: d) long term structural factors such as the lack of jobs that will support a family. Question 25 1 out of 1 points Elijah Anderson suggests that of the many reasons that lower class African American females sometimes give birth out of wed-lock the most important is Selected Answer: gaining status among other females Question 26 1 out of 1 points Which ending to the following statement is most accurate according to the text? The family in the African American lower class _______ Selected Answer: c) began to dissolve in the 1960s as a result of economic problems.

Question 27 1 out of 1 points Glenn Loury argues that the African American middle class Selected Answer: by its focus on advancing civil rights has overlooked the basic need of the African American lower class for economic improvement. Question 28 1 out of 1 points Of the total population of African Americans, which of the following is nearest to the percent who live in poor inner city neighborhoods (ghettoes)? Selected Answer: 20% Question 29 1 out of 1 points According to lecture, the African American upper status class Selected Answer: is made up of wealthy business persons and highly paid professionals such as top ranking medical doctors and top ranking lawyers. Question 30 1 out of 1 points The demographic transition comes to a close when Selected Answer: the Crude Birth Rate and the Crude Death Rate are nearly equal and low. Question 31 1 out of 1 points World population Selected Answer: is increasing as a result of the good intentions of the people and charitable organizations of the industrial societies. Question 32 1 out of 1 points Population growth in the world today Selected Answer: none of the above Question 33 1 out of 1 points