BSocSc Bachelor of Social Science Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In U.S. social welfare policy, 'means-tested' programs are those that: → Restrict benefits to individuals or families below a certain income threshold
2. Segregation and integration are potential outcomes of . → Pluralism
3. What term describes a system where power is distributed between a central government and regional governments, each sovereign in their own sphere? → Federalism
4. What does 'self-determination' mean in the context of social work ethics? → Clients have the right to make their own choices
5. Which of the following is an example of 'advocacy' as a social work role? → Speaking on behalf of a client to obtain denied benefits
6. The emergent norm theory of crowd behavior is accurate with the exception of the following propositions, which are all true: → IT assumes that individuals act irrationally as they come under the influence of a crowd.
7. Which of the following best describes 'transhumance' as studied by ecological anthropologists? → The seasonal movement of pastoralists and their herds between different ecological zones
8. Which international organization was established after World War II with the primary goal of maintaining international peace and security? → United Nations
9. The concept of 'mana' in Polynesian cultures refers to: → An impersonal supernatural force or power residing in persons and objects
10. Which concept explains why nations benefit from trade even when one country is more efficient at producing everything? → Comparative advantage
11. The 'core-periphery model' in regional geography describes: → Unequal development between dominant central regions and dependent outer regions
12. Which approach to comparative politics focuses on how broad historical and structural factors shape political outcomes across nations? → Historical-structural approach
13. The phenomenon of 'groupthink' identified by Irving Janis is most likely to occur when a group: → Is highly cohesive, isolated, and lacks structured decision procedures
14. In social psychology, bystander effect research by Latané and Darley found that intervention likelihood decreases because of: → Diffusion of responsibility among bystanders
15. Which term describes the phenomenon in which individuals perform worse on a task when others are watching because they are aware of being evaluated? → Evaluation apprehension leading to impaired performance
16. According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is reduced by: → Adding, changing, or reducing the importance of cognitions
17. In an experiment run by psychologist Stanley Milgram, subjects were given instructions to provide ____ to "learners" in a different room. → Electric shocks
18. The concept of 'sense of place' in human geography refers to: → The emotional and subjective feelings people attach to specific locations
19. The biopsychosocial model used in social work assessment considers: → Biological, psychological, and social factors together
20. In hypothesis testing, what does a p-value less than 0.05 typically indicate? → The result is statistically significant
21. Which concept describes the way colonized peoples strategically combine elements of the colonizer's culture with their own to create new hybrid identities? → Hybridity
22. The concept of 'white flight' in post-World War II American urban history refers to: → Middle-class white families relocating from cities to suburbs as Black families moved in
23. The 'uses and gratifications' approach to media research focuses on: → How and why audiences actively choose media to fulfill specific needs
24. A public good is defined by which two properties? → Non-rivalrous and non-excludable
25. To impress a business associate, John wants to compute the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Which item would this calculation's relevance be? → Both wages and new purchases
26. Stanley Milgram's obedience studies demonstrated that destructive obedience is most strongly influenced by: → The perceived legitimacy and proximity of the authority figure
27. In kinship terminology, what does a 'bilateral descent' system mean? → Descent traced equally through both parents' lines
28. The Nile River in Egypt is the longest river in the world. → TRUE
29. Maslow placed 'esteem needs' at which level of his hierarchy of needs? → Level 4 (Esteem needs)
30. Which of the following summaries of physician-assisted suicide is most accurate? → IT is when a doctor prescribes a medication to help a person die.