Three researchers wish to test the effects of playing soft music during an exam on the test performance of their sociology students. They conduct an experiment in which one test-taking class hears music and another does not
In experimental terms, the class hearing the music is called
a. the placebo.
b. the control group.
c. the experimental group.
d. the dependent variable.
c
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A fictional country is in the second phase of the demographic transition. Which of the following is likely to be true?
a. There is a period of industrialization. b. There is a decline in birth rates. c. There is an increase in death rates. d. Population decreases.
According to the text, research on environmental racism indicates that: a. it is probably not done intentionally and many dumps are also located in White neighborhoods
b. the problem is overstated; it does not occur very often. c. the location of hazardous wastes near minority neighborhoods is too frequent to be occurring by chance. d. most of the toxic dumps have now been dismantled and cleaned up.
Institutionalized prejudice and discrimination results from:
a. a prejudiced social order. b. discrimination by groups who seek to maintain their privileged positions. c. inequities built into the social structure that systematically handicap a particular group. d. all of the above e. none of the above
An intersectional approach to studying gender inequality would also include race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other demographics, such as age.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)