Researchers sometimes experience the danger of observing only what they expect to find. This is called


Answer: The hawthorne effect

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The photos in this chapter are:

A. "Mug shots" of researchers who were jailed for refusing to disclose information. B. An image of shacks in Nairobi, Kenya, that a participatory-action researcher had hoped to replace with adequate housing but was not able to do so. C. a picture of the bakery collective and its members described in the report of Michael Burawoy's student (Ann Arnett Ferguson). D. A picture of Katherine Dettwyler looking at photographs of research participants in Mali who died of malaria after the end of the research project. E. Images of a crack-house and a shanty home in the Brickyard.

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In the context of social science, which of the following best reflects the "realism versus constructionism" debate among transgenders?

A. It is a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws involving transgenders rather than by revolution. B. It is the contrasting views on the degree to which being transgender is an ascribed dimension of the self versus a feature of the self that is socially-environmentally dependent. C. It is an observation that speaks of acquiring traits that leads to being transgender. D. It speaks of a modified form of realism that is based on the religious aspect versus the acquired traits aspect of being transgenders.

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Alexis tends to do most of the routine labor at home. Which of the following is an example of something he is likely to do?

a) sweep out the garage b) mow the lawn c) make dinner d) fix the broken dishwasher e) take the car in for a repair

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Which type of social movement seeks to completely change every aspect of society?

a. Revolutionary b. Religious c. Alternative d. Resistance

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