Which of the following threats to internal validity occurs when the researcher's knowledge of the research purpose unconsciously influences her/his treatment of the participants?
a. The experimenter effect
b. Observer bias
c. Researcher attribute effect
d. Selection biases
Answer a,
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a. problem-solution b. causal c. comparative d. chronological
An idea we hold to be true even if we can't prove it is true is a(n)
A. value. B. belief. C. attitude. D. behavior.
In 2002, the D.C. Circuit ordered the FCC to abolish or better justify some of its television duopoly restrictions in smaller markets. The case:
a) Sinclair Broadcast Group v. FCC; b) Satellite Broadcasting v. FCC; c) Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC; d) Universal Studios v. Corley; e) National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. FCC.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. There are well-intentioned works that have racist stereotypes. 2. Historically, mainstream U.S. media have taken “Whites” to be the norm against which all other racial groups are measured. 3. Collectively, minorities are represented correctly based on population in the United States. 4. On television through the 1940s and 1950s, Blacks were given virtually no serious dramatic roles. 5. Early studies of advertising repeatedly found underrepresentation of people of color but more recent research show significantly increased diversity.