Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Science is a collection of facts--it tells us what we know about the world.
2. Some people perceive the culture of science to be cold and arrogant.
3. A scientific statement must be falsifiable.
4. Tautologies are not falsifiable because they are true by definition.
5. A critical test allows the analyst to use observation to distinguish between two or more competing explanations of the same phenomenon.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
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Of the following, which is a demographic characteristic that often affects a citizen's political opinions?
a. employability b. gender c. candidates' policy positions d. partisanship
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, daily and weekly newspapers reached a relatively large portion of the population. 2. The use of yellow journalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in a decrease in newspaper and magazine sales. 3. As cable news channels became more prevalent, television news became more partisan in its presentation. 4. Media outlets that cater to specialized audiences are said to practice partisan journalism.
How has the heavy reliance on cell phones by citizens created problems for survey researchers?
a. It is now more difficult to draw a sample that is random. b. It is now more difficult to build intensity measures into responses. c. It is now more difficult to place repeated callbacks. d. It is now more difficult to cluster interviews geographically.
The case of Goldberg v. Kelly dealt with a perceived violation of
a. substantive rules. b. procedural rules. c. interpretive rules. d. substantive justice.