Professor Smith gave an exam on Monday. On Wednesday Smith gave the same class the same exam. Professor Smith was clearly interested in assessing the exam’s
a. reliability.
b. validity.
c. face validity.
d. conceptualization.
e. precision.
A
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A study tests the hypothesis that the provision of social work intervention will reduce the school dropout rate. It finds that social work intervention reduces the dropout rate only of children whose families are experiencing high levels of family stress. In this study, what type of variable is "level of family stress"? A) independent variable
B) dependent variable. C) moderating variable. D) ?It could be an independent or dependent variable; it depends on whether it is stated first or second in the hypothesis.
Comparison level for alternatives could negatively affect group cohesion when group membership is ______.
a. less attractive than other available alternatives b. more attractive than other available alternatives c. brings high social status d. represents low social status
Groups can be considered effective if they achieve the following:
a) Goal achievement b) Good working relationship between members c) Adaptation to changing environmental conditions d) All of the above
Orshansky ‘s systems of poverty thresholds used
a. Amount of money that each individual earned in a year b. Economic profits and gains that each person made c. c. a rate that would bring up the welfare benefit to the level of the lowest paid worker d. a formula wherein if the cost of food is about 30% of a family’s budget—the poverty threshold could be established at three times the rate of that market basket