If a researcher tests whether there is any difference between how fast people work in the morning versus how fast they work in the evening, the null hypothesis will be that
A) people who work in the morning work faster.
B) people who work at night work faster.
C) there is some difference in work speed in the morning and evening, but which is faster is not predicted.
D) there is no difference in the speed at which people work.
Answer: D
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c. be older. d. have less education.
Which of the following topics would be appropriate for evaluation research?
a. Examining whether fee reductions at the local swimming pool increases pool use b. Examining whether women who get mammograms detect breast cancer earlier than women who do not. c. Examining whether changes in speed limits influence traffic fatalities. d. Examining whether the use of mediation in divorces results in "fairer" settlements. e. All of these choices are appropriate topics for evaluation research.
Emily feels that she and her partner Luke spend too much time together, and she wants more time for her individual interests and activities. Luke feels that they should spend most of their time with each other. The tension between them reflects
A. tension over autonomy and connection. B. tension over bonding rituals. C. differences between desires for doing and talking. D. differences between desires for expression and instrumentality. E. none of the above.
According to the author, discussing sociology only as the study of democracy
a. is the best way to for students to learn the discipline. b. is too narrow for most sociologists. c. misses the relationship between science and democracy. d. adequately captures the complexity of the discipline