A representative sample should have equal numbers of males and females as well as an even balance among all racial groups
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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A. a patient with a hip fracture in a nursing home B. an elder who is relatively independent and does not require an intense level of care C. people with Alzheimer's disease or various forms of dementia living in a caretaker's home D. an elderly person who resides in assisted living
The Easy Buy corporation uses a test of interpersonal skills to select employees. Experience indicates that 70% of women who score above a cutting score will be hired. Under the four-fifths rule, what percentage of men must be selected?
a. 14% b. 30% c. 56% d. 70%
Of the following four alternatives, which has been found to be least satisfying for ethnic minority individuals?
A) assimilation. B) integration. C) marginality. D) separation.
The Pygmies of Central Africa and the Arapesh of New Guinea live in peace and harmony. Formerly peace-loving, the Iroquois became a fierce and aggressive Native American tribe in the seventeenth century. These examples illustrate that
A) humans will always eventually exhibit aggressive tendencies. B) in humans, innate behavioural patterns, including aggression, are infinitely malleable and modifiable. C) there are strong regional differences in the endorsement of aggression as a solution to social problems. D) humans, lacking inhibitory mechanisms, must rely on cultural norms to curb aggression. E) frustration often contributes to aggression in otherwise peaceable societies.