It is found that an experimenter somehow influenced the participants. This

A) is a problem, but can be corrected through statistical procedures.
B) occurs all the time in research.
C) is sufficient to cast doubt on causal conclusions.
D) is a problem, but not bad enough to question causal conclusions.


Answer: C

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The isolationist orientation of American foreign policy had all of these important practical considerations except

a. the United States had leaders that were inexperienced in foreign policy so it was prudent to adopt isolationist policies. b. the United States was separated geographically from the main areas of international politics and the rest of the world, making isolationism natural. c. United States was young and weak with a small army and a large land mass, so avoiding conflicts with other nations made sense. d. forging a sense of nationalism was more important than entangling foreign policy to ensure domestic unity. e. the task of settling and modernizing America was hard enough to warrant adopting an isolationist orientation.

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Medicaid is a(n)

A) joint state-federal program that provides medical care to the poor. B) federal health insurance program that covers U.S. residents over the age of 65. C) government program that takes over the economic function of providing basic health care coverage to all citizens. D) in-kind subsidy for health care. E) federal program established to provide assistance to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

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The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to

A) participate. B) speak. C) protest. D) vote. E) rally.

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A scholar of the skeptical approach to ethics in world politics would be more likely to suggest that

a. there is no such thing as morality in world politics, except the moral obligation of states to protect their interests and citizens. b. states are the only actors that can adopt and enforce the moral laws necessary for international relations. c. moral categories have no meaning in international relations, because no institutions exist to provide order. d. international politics rest on a society of states with certain rules, although those rules are not always perfectly obeyed.

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