During an experiment, subjects reported on an open-ended question that they were “bored.” This could threaten internal validity as which of the following confounds?

a. maturation
b. history
c. instrumentation
d. selection


a. maturation

Sociology

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Social networks are typically

a. built on primary relationships. b. "fuzzy" groups made up of people we "know of" rather than those we know well. c. characterized by a strong sense of membership. d. characterized by boundaries defining membership.

Sociology

Discuss the three types of longitudinal research methods. When is each method an appropriate choice of data collection? Discuss the difficulties of each method.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Margaret Mead argued that jealousy records the degree of the lover's:

a. caring. b. hatred. c. commitment. d. insecurity.

Sociology

The current era of globalization has been guided by the doctrine of ______.

A. neoliberalism B. socialism C. liberalism D. capitalism

Sociology