If you want to discover whether "Haste Makes Waste" or "He Who Hesitates Is Lost" is a better description of the effects of human behavior, you could make an experimental test
According to McGuire's (1983) description of the development of research ideas, such an approach would involve
a. studying spontaneously occurring events.
b. studying the validity of everyday beliefs and when they break down.
c. evaluating formal if-then statements.
d. using previous research as a stepping stone to new ideas.
B
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What was the most significant difference between the SALT agreements and the START agreements?
a. The SALT agreements set limits on future weapons but did not reduce existing stockpiles, while the START agreements stressed reduction of weapons. b. The SALT agreements were negotiated through Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, while the START agreements were negotiated directly by President George H. W. Bush himself. c. The SALT agreements resulted in the ABM Treaty, while the SMART agreements were never ratified as a treaty. d. The SALT agreements were negotiated in the 1970s, and so the weapons addressed in them are irrelevant today, whereas the START agreements were negotiated in the 1990s and contain much more relevant information.
Recently, presidents have tried to sharpen their ability to predict the ideology of their Supreme Court appointments and improve their chances for Senate confirmation by
a. selecting candidates who are judges on the court of appeals. b. selecting very liberal candidates. c. selecting very conservative candidates. d. selecting candidates who have political experience. e. selecting candidates with no judicial experience.
A ___________ sample in which elements are selected from a list at predetermined intervals.
a. Probability b. Nonprobability c. Systematic d. Stratified
Which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
A. First B. Third C. Fourth D. Fifth E. Seventh