Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria of valid scientific observation?
A. The observation must serve a specific research purpose.
B. Observation must be planned systematically.
C. The observation must be related to specific examples.
D. The observation must be checked for validity and reliability.
C
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A. larceny-theft B. fraud C. arson D. prostitution
The authors take the following stand towards the practice of researchers to reveal their research subjects' "misrecognitions."
A. This is a humiliating practice that violates research ethics. B. This is an important contribution that researchers can make to our understanding of the politics of a situation. C. This rarely takes place because most qualitative researchers see their goal as one of fairly representing the views of research subjects. D. This is a situation that can be avoided by interviewing research subjects about their feelings and opinions rather than their factual knowledge. E. This practice reflects a research fallacy because it is based on the erroneous position that there is an absolute truth which can be either recognized or misrecognized.
The cutoff Z score on the comparison distribution is 1.64 and the sample value has a score of 1.32 on the comparison distribution
A) the null hypothesis cannot be rejected B) the null hypothesis is rejected C) the research hypothesis is supported D) the research hypothesis is rejected
Many people in poorer countries believe the international economy is not “a level playing field” and often object to:
a. the US dollar serving as an international currency b. foreign controls of their banking system and other economic sanctions c. patents and copyrights, more often held by corporations in affluent countries d. genetically modified crops being imported into their country