A researcher develops a survey to measure political ideology on a 7-point scale from strong liberal to strong conservative. The result provides an accurate measure of the ideology of the individuals in the study. This is an example of ________________.
a. Construct validity
b. Face validity
c. Political validity
d. Concept validity
a. Construct validity
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Which presidential election first revealed the existence of the gender gap?
A. 1992 B. 1984 C. 1980 D. 1968 E. 1976
It was fitting that a separate presidential staff would arise during Roosevelt’s presidency because
a. Roosevelt persuaded Congress to create many relief agencies outside of the bureaucracy so this increased management responsibilities for the President. b. fighting a two-front war combined with managing the economy increased the demands for information. c. Congress was willing to give the President whatever he wanted since there was unified Democratic control. d. Roosevelt’s management skills were so poor that the existing bureaucracy no longer wanted to oversee federal programs.
Pearson’s r is used to gauge the strength of a relationship between two interval level variables when performing ______________ analysis.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is true of corporatism?
A. Interest groups in the corporatist pattern mobilize and organize societal interests freely, in a decentralized fashion. B. In the corporatist pattern, interest groups form from within civil society. C. The state resembles a free market of interest groups under a corporatist approach. D. In a corporatist pattern, the state plays an active role in organizing groups and mediating between them. E. Corporatism implies greater competition between groups for political access and influence.