One important function of primary groups emphasized in the text is that they
_______.
a. help us sidestep those we don't like
b. serve to bind us to larger, more amorphous groups—such as our high school or the company we work for
c. build bridges to other primary groups
d. create conflict, which is the basis for creative change within organizations
b
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When a number of individuals occupy the same relative economic rank, they form
a. a system of stratification. b. a social class. c. an estate. d. a caste.
The text describes the income distribution in the United States from 1947 to 2004 . It divides the population into fifths. Over these years
a. the poor have steadily gained in the percentage of income received. b. the top and bottom have stayed the same in income received, but the middle fifth has significantly increased the percentage of income received. c. all categories have remained approximately the same in percentage of income received. d. the income distribution did not change much until 1997, when the top fifth's percentage of income rose significantly.
In tests of significance, if the test statistic falls in the critical region, we may conclude that
a. the population distribution is normal b. the null hypothesis can be rejected c. the research hypothesis is true d. our sample size was too small
You were asked to participate in an experiment to test the effectiveness of review sessions on exam grades. As a research methods student, you concluded that you had been assigned to the control group because you simply took the scheduled exams. Since you did not want the students in the experimental group to get higher grades than you did on the exams, you organized a review session with other
control group subjects. This illustrates a. compensation. b. the testing effect. c. demoralization. d. maturation. e. compensatory rivalry.