A social dilemma in which individuals, each acting in his or her immediate self-interest, overuse a scarce group resource is known as the __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
tragedy of the commons
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Which of the following statements correctly describes a major difference between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorders?
A. Symptoms of anxiety disorders are typically triggered by only a few cues, but symptoms of PTSD are triggered by a wide variety of cues. B. PTSD can cause a person to withdraw from interpersonal relationships, but anxiety disorders tend to make people reach out for support. C. People with PTSD have a high risk for substance abuse; people with anxiety disorders do not. D. People with PTSD react as if they are in danger in the present, but people with anxiety disorders react as if they will be in danger in the future.
A type of quota sampling in which subjects or participants are selected such that the known characteristics or demographics are proportionately represented in the sample is called ______.
A. simple quota sampling B. simple random sampling C. proportionate random sampling D. proportionate quota sampling
In the context of a Type II error, a meaningful result is more likely to be overlooked when
A. it is easy to reject the null hypothesis. B. the effect size is large. C. there is a great chance for a Type I error. D. the significance level is very low.
A hypothesis is NOT ______.
A. derived from a theory B. a statement of relationship C. testable D. levels of the independent variable