The variable that is hypothesized to cause or influence another variable is referred to by social scientists as a(n)
A. spurious variable.
B. dependent variable.
C. operational variable.
D. independent variable.
Answer: D
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a. highest in the lowest-income countries. b. about the same everywhere, but higher for women than for men. c. about the same everywhere, but higher for men than for women. d. highest in the highest-income countries.
Cancian recommends that we
A retain the feminized conception of love. B adopt the masculine conception of love. C adopt an androgynous perspective on love. D minimize the role of love in contemporary life.
By claiming that Hawaiians lived under feudalism, Whites _______________.
a. alienated the Hawaiian people from the land b. instituted land tenure changes in line with current notions of private property c. degraded a successful system of shared land use d. all of these answers are correct
In his interview with Dalton Conley, David Grusky explains why the notion of perverse incentives is outdated. Which of the following is an example of a perverse incentive?
a.) Entry to a special honors program is based solely on grades with no review of the types of classes students have taken, so some students take easier classes the semester before applying to boost their grade point average. b.) A woman builds a fence around her property so her children won't kick their balls into the neighbor's yard, but after the fence has been built, the neighbor complains about the noise of the children's balls hitting the fence. c.) An elementary school teacher gives students candy for the correct answer even though this is forbidden by the school district. d.) People were so enthusiastic about Nintendo Wii when it was first released that accidents occurred as customers stormed store entrances to purchase it on the day of its release.