Mindy was recording the number of customers that visited a particular store from 2 to 4 p.m. When a large group entered at once, she accidentally recorded 8 customers instead of the 10 who entered. This is an example of what type of error in everyday observation?
A. selective observation
B. overgeneralization
C. inaccurate observation
D. illogical reasoning
C. inaccurate observation
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Survey questions about abstract issues most often show different public attitudes than questions about specific policies regarding those issues because
a. analysts have not interpreted the data correctly. b. people can’t make up their minds. c. people generally do not listen carefully to specific questions about policies. d. people often fail to think through the consequences of their opinions when answering abstract survey questions. e. pollsters have failed to formulate good questions.
When we calculate reliability, we know the observed score. What are the two unknown components of the reliability equation?
a) method and error scores
b) means and standard deviations
c) test-retest and inter-rater scores
d) true and error scores
A group that focuses narrowly on special issues is most likely to be ________
A) a political party B) an interest group C) a campaign D) a think tank E) a pollster
Noneconomic interest groups that focus on specific and sometimes very narrow perspectives and issues, such as abortion or capital punishment, are referred to as ________
A) public interest groups B) issue and ideological groups C) business groups D) opinion associations E) environmental advocacy groups