The sampling mistakes discussed in the text involving the magazine Literary Digest occurred,
at least in part, because:
a. the researchers had inadequate sampling frames.
b. the researchers used probability samples rather than nonprobability samples.
c. the samples used were too small for research purposes.
d. the samples used were too large for research purposes.
A
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Conservatives and liberals have no shared values regarding U.S. social welfare policy.
Nixon's downfall was caused by:
A) ?his declaring war in Cambodia B) ?his signing a peace treaty with Vietnam C) ?his bombing the Soviet Union D) ?a break-in at the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate Office Building in which presidential aides, cabinet officials, and Nixon himself were implicated
The study of the effects of drugs on mental health is
a. psychopharmacology b. psychotropics c. psychoanalysis d. psychiatry
If a group member screams FIRE, and other members run out of the room, this is an
example of:
A. Respondent conditioning B. Modeling C. Operant conditioning