With the help of science, the fast food industry has been able to produce a uniform-looking and uniform-tasting potato. However, this potato comes at a cost—it requires heavy doses of chemicals that pollute land and surrounding waters. Sociologists call this a(n) cost
a. externality
b. social
c. environmental
d. secret
a
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Gabriel Prosser was one of the first slaves to attempt a revolt against his Southern master
a. true b. false
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) differ from other health-care providers in that HMOs ________
a. employ greater utilization of preventive health care b. have higher hospitalization rates and perform more unnecessary surgeries c. are less capable of controlling costs of health-care decisions of doctors and patients d. are more expensive and provide more specialized care to patients
Anti-Jewish stereotypes included characterizing Jews as __________
A) scoundrels B) athletes C) part of an open society D) accommodating
In most behavioral and social science research articles, unless the researcher specifically states that a __________ test was used, it is assumed that it was a __________
A) two-tailed; one-tailed B) .10 significance test; .25 significance test C) .05 significance test; .01 significance test D) one-tailed; two-tailed