Reflect on the Are You Equipped Now at the end of the chapter. It may be such that participants wanted so strongly for this new treatment to work that they experienced pain relief
If this did indeed occur, which of the following was a threat to internal validity?
a. placebo effect
b. demand characteristics
c. selection
d. maturation
A
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Taxing Internet sales a. remains insignificant to most states because it is too complicated for the stores to keep track of all 50 statelaws on sales taxes. Sales on the Internet have been declining significantly in recent years
b. would generate close to $5 billion a year of additional sales tax revenues through online catalogue sales andperhaps $23 billion from Internet sales overall. c. has been a significant source of revenue since 1998 for forty-six states after the U.S. Supreme Court allowedNorth Dakota to become the first state to impose a tax on Internet sales. d. may never be a source of revenue for the states because the U.S. Congress passed a law that forbids stateand local government from ever imposing a tax on sales transactions that occur on the Internet.
Which South American country has risen to prominence, along with China and India?
a. Mexico b. Brazil c. Argentina d. Chile e. Columbia
The Madisonian Model of government is based on the principle of _____.
A. separation of powers B. representative government C. rule of law D. taxation without representation E. the Great Compromise
Forms of electronic communications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking are called ______.
a. weblogs b. social media c. milblogs d. Internet sites