Among the characteristics of a state, the European Union lacks
a. its own currency.
b. a military force.
c. diplomatic recognition by major nation-states.
d. an official language.
e. a distinctive flag.
b
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A majority of Americans approves of congressional performance and its members are well appreciated.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An example of an ex post facto fallacy is
A) "If we let this defendant off easy, then we'll have to let everybody else off, too." B) "This statement is untrue, because it was made by a man who is a mental patient." C) "All psychologists drive Volvos; therefore, every time I see a Volvo, it must be driven by a psychologist." D) "Juvenile delinquents carry knives; therefore, carrying a knife leads to juvenile delinquency."
A sports psychologist develops a new technique that might improve accuracy in shooting free throws in school children
To test her technique she arranges to give the new program to a girls' physical education class and the standard technique to the boys' physical education class. She finds that indeed the girls' accuracy in shooting improved more than the boys' accuracy. A colleague correctly points out a. that as this was an experiment the new technique caused the observed differences. b. that gender was an extraneous variable that was held constant. c. that the experiment is confounded by gender and is therefore inconclusive. d. that the results were actually caused by gender and not the technique.
Which of the following is a value of democracy not shared in principle by most people?
a. Majority rule b. Participatory democracy c. Universal, or near-universal, right to vote d. Free exchange of political ideas