If a researcher administered a mood scale to two preexisting groups of anxious adults, removed the TV sets from one of the groups for two months, and again administered the mood scale to both groups, the researcher would be employing
A) an ex post facto design.
B) a single-group, posttest-only design.
C) a single-group, pretest-posttest design.
D) a pretest-posttest, natural control-group design.
Answer: D
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The legal strategy in the Brown case was to prevent the Court from ordering the admission of a black student because tangible facilities were not equal and to
a) require the states to equalize educational facilities. b) force the Court to review the doctrine of segregation itself. c) request the national government to enforce the Plessy decision. d) limit the advancement of segregation practices.
How does the unionization of the American workforce compare to other industrialized democracies?
a. The American workforce has stronger unionization in the technology sector. b. The American workforce has a similar overall level of unionization. c. The American workforce has stronger unionization in manufacturing. d. The American workforce is among the least unionized.
A key function of county governments is administering elections
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Web polls that allow anyone to weigh in on a topic are a type of __________ poll
a. exit b. deliberative c. tracking d. straw