When concepts and measurement are valid, they are considered ______.
A. consistent
B. accurate
C. biased
D. falsifiable
Ans: B
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a. they are interconnected with many social institutions. b. the public is suspicious of quick cure solutions. c. no special interest group is involved. d. all of the above
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a. children's and adults' TV programs; commercials attached to those programs b. commercials attached to the programs; children's and adults' TV programs c. all commercials; all programs d. all programs; all commercials e. sports programming
__________ refers to group decisions made without individual appraisal of alternative ways of thinking or acting, as the desire for agreement becomes the overriding goal within an in- group
a. Groupthink b. Voluntary association c. Anticipatory socialization d. Conformity
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