Reflect on the Are You Equipped Now at the end of the chapter
If the decrease in pain reported by participants was due to internal changes that occurred within the participant over a three month time period, which of the following was a threat to internal validity?
a. selection
b. maturation
c. regression to the mean
d. attrition
B
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The deliberate falsification of data is an egregious ethical violation because
A) there is no way that the misinformation introduced will ever be corrected. B) the scientist involved benefits financially through his or her fraud, thus making it a legal matter. C) the scientist involved will never experience consequences for his or her actions. D) it weakens the integrity of the entire scientific enterprise.
Why were women not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution?
a. The delegates were less concerned with individual rights than with making government more effective. b. The Framers assumed that gender-neutral language would include political rights for women. c. Most women were apolitical and focused on matters other than politics. d. The delegates believed that women did not have any interest in government.
By some estimates, roughly 30 percent of all lobbyists in the states are
a. government lobbyists. b. voluntary lobbyists. c. office lobbyists. d. contract lobbyists.
Statistically speaking, which family member would probably pay the most attention to media?
A) Your 21 year-old brother B) Your 13 year-old cousin C) Your 16 year-old sister D) Your 39 year-old mother