The text presents information from a research project on the relationships between crime, poverty, and age. After controlling for age, the relationship between crime and poverty was found to be
a. spurious.
b. direct.
c. interactive.
d. intervening.
ANSWER: b
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A) cultural deficiency; bias B) bias; cultural deficiency C) cultural deficiency; structural deficiency D) structural deficiency; cultural deficiency
The majority of hate crimes ______.
A. are committed by people that search out random victims B. are committed by people that know their victims C. are committed by people who feel personally threatened by their victims D. are committed by members of the same group
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A) Positive illusions B) Cognitive interdependence C) Derogation of tempting alternatives D) Accommodation
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).