Researchers find that pet owners live longer, healthier lives. Within this study, pet ownership is the

A. independent variable.
B. dependent variable.
C. operational variable.
D. spurious variable.


Answer: A

Sociology

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In a famous series of experiments conducted at Yale University, _____________ studied the conditions under which people forsake the universally shared moral injunction against doing harm to another person in order to obey the instructions of someone

in a position of authority. a. Talcott Parsons b. Howard Becker c. Stanley Milgram d. George Orwell e. William F. Ogburn

Sociology

Marcus is a gerontologist who is studying the degree of impairment that elders face in things such as bathing, dressing, eating, or walking. He is using a common set of measures known as:

a) activities of daily living. b) informal care. c) long-term care. d) formal care. e) construction.

Sociology

After the possibility of divorce is first mentioned:

a. clouds of doubt begin to form around the couple. b. one of the partners imagines marrying a new partner. c. the appearance of solidarity is broken before the public. d. rapport is lost and emotional separation begins.

Sociology

It is safe to conclude that about 3 to 4 percent of American men and 2 to 3 percent of American women prefer to be exclusively homosexual.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology