A researcher is interested in how race-, gender-, and class-based statuses work together to structure individuals’ personal income. In this situation, the researcher is using personal income as the:

a. independent variable
b. control variable
c. dependent variable
d. intervening variable


c. dependent variable

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From a pharmacological point of view, a drug is defined as __________

a. any substance, other than food, that chemically alters the structure or function of a living organism b. any substance prescribed by a physician or manufactured expressly to relieve pain or to treat and prevent disease c. any substance that alters physiological functioning so that pleasure is perceived d. any substance that is prepared from synthetic components that have a chemical and not an organic basis e. any chemical substance that affects physiological functions, mood, perception, or consciousness and has the potential for misuse

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Professor Smith found a relationship between education and occupation. However, when age was introduced as a test factor, the relationship between education and occupation disappeared in the partials. In Professor Smith's study, age was introduced as a(n)

a. control variable. b. spurious variable. c. distorter variable. d. antecedent control variable. e. intervening control variable.

Sociology

Natalie buys fashion magazines and idolizes the models she reads about. The women featured in these magazines put forth ______.

A. modern femininity B. cultural femininity C. emphasized femininity D. model femininity

Sociology

A cohort is a category of people who have something important in common, usually their age

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology