In an experiment, a researcher is trying to improve subject recall by using important milestones in the subjects' lives, for example, graduation of high school, start of a new job, and birth of a child. These events are examples of ______.
A. constants
B. intervening variables
C. anchors life
D. extraneous variables
Answer: C
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What type of terrorism describes the unlawful use of force or violence by a group whose activities transcend national boundaries?
a. international b. traditional c. domestic d. national
In one study of police employed by the Cincinnati Police Division, they discovered that more ______ interactions ended in arrest than black officer-suspect interactions.
a. white officer-suspect b. Native American officer-suspect c. hispanic officer-suspect d. Asian officer-suspect
When police question a person in the tight confines of a bus, and the police ask permission to search the person's bag, having no reasonable suspicion to suspect the passenger of any crime, they must inform the passenger that he or she has a
right to refuse. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The acronym PEST stands for police, economic, social, and technological. 2.The Fifth Amendment provides for the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. 3.For the police to conduct a search, they must have reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed. 4.Police officers have clear guidelines that help them determine whether or not a search for evidence can occur without a warrant. 5.The Supreme Court’s decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) resulted in police being allowed to stop and frisk individuals if there was reasonable suspicion.