A functionalist would likely ask which one of the following questions about socially assistive robots?
a. Who benefits from socially assistive robots and at whose expense?
b. What meanings do people assign to socially assistive robots?
c. What are the intended and unintended consequences of socially assistive robots?
d. How will socially assistive robots affect interaction?
c
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The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called
a. social connectedness. b. social construction. c. social dynamics. d. social interaction.
Experts estimate that about how many people in the United States are homeless at some point during a year?
a. about 16,000 b. about 160,000 c. about 1.6 million d. about 16 million
Which of the follow describes the phenomenon of wasting?
A. being too thin B. having a high infant mortality rate C. suffering challenges due to armed conflict D. wasting precious resources
When it is not apparent which variable is the independent variable or dependent variable, it is common for researchers to
A. take the average percentage across the rows. B. average the percentages across the columns. C. rely exclusively on the column percentages. D. calculate both the row and column percentages.