This chapter outlined ____ questions that you can ask yourself to determine if threats to internal validity are present in a study
a. 35
b. 20
c. 15
d. 10
D
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A) "What type of research am I conducting?" B) "How accurate and strong is the evidence?" C) "Where is my field research?" D) "What length of time will it take for my research to be conducted?"
In which of the following circumstances would a researcher be most likely to choose a quasi-experimental research design?
a. when there are more than three important confounding variables to control b. when doing research in an applied or natural setting where control is difficult to impose c. when controlling experimenter and participant expectation effects would involve an unacceptable level of deception d. when it is difficult to recruit enough participants to make standard statistical testing valid
Collective action theory predicts a. that groups seeking economic benefits from governments are more likely to remain organized and well fundedthan groups seeking public benefits
b. that the efforts of a group are more political than the individual actions of many. c. that political parties will serve as the main driving force in politics because of their joint efforts. d. that people working together can legitimately override an opposing political party.
What did Fed chair Ben Bernanke use TARP money to do?
A. put money into the hands of homeowners in threat of foreclosure B. stabilize interest rates C. purchase large amounts of foreclosed homes on behalf of owners that could not pay adjustable-rate mortgages D. bail out banks in danger of failing E. purchase large insurance companies deemed "too big to fail"