Which of the following is not a common mistake or error that some amateur researchers might make in the write-up of their research?
a. Anthropomorphizing words such as “research” or “results”
b. Use of the word “prove”
c. Use of active voice
d. Reporting too few statistics details in their results
Answer: c. Use of active voice
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The life course perspective views “stages of life” as unchanging and universal in meaning. 2. If leisure activity is to be a path to deeper meaning, then it must have some dimension of growth or personal development. 3. de Beauvoir argues that old age brings serenity in that all of life’s conflicts have been resolved and people can happily live out the remainder of their lives. 4. Erikson, Erikson, and Kivnick argue that elders should accept the inevitable losses of aging and retreat from society. 5. Erikson, Erikson, and Kivnick argue that recollection is one way to adapt to the constant losses that occur in old age, but a more rewarding form of adaptation is to develop new relationships.
Tax deductions and exemptions pose an equity problem because
A) they are complex to administer. B) they offer greater benefits to affluent taxpayers than to the poor. C) they are similar to tax credits. D) they are only applicable to federal income taxes.
Instructions: classify the measurement type in each of the following examples as:
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval/ratio 1. An individual's religious affiliation 2. A person's occupation 3. A person's IQ score 4. A person's age in years 5. A person's hair shade (very light, light, medium, dark, very dark) 6. An individual's racial background 7. A person's hair color (red, brown, blonde, etc.) 8. Someone's comprehension of another language (illiterate, read/speak somewhat, fluent) 9. A person's highest degree earned (less than high school, completed high school, some college, etc.) 10. The number of children a person has
Adler disagreed with Freud’s premise of conflict between the ego and the id; he viewed the personality as a
a) superego in toto. b) unified whole. c) separate entity. d) important entirety