1. Which sociological research method provides the best chance to understand social behavior in a natural setting?

the experiment
the survey
participant observation
secondary analysis

2. The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher:

must not care personally about the topic being studied.
must try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.
must study issues that have no value to society as a whole.
must carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.

3. Lois Benjamin's research on the life experiences of high-achiever African Americans suggests that:

race has little to do with the life experiences of successful people.
racism remains a burden even among privileged African Americans.
race is now more of a barrier to African Americans than ever before in U.S. history.
racism affects mainly lower-class African Americans.