When a researcher is concerned if a measure gives consistent results, he or she is focused on

A. reliability.
B. validity.
C. ethics.
D. specificity.


Answer: A

Sociology

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All of the following are helpful in avoiding spectatoring EXCEPT:

a. relax b. focus on one's own sexual pleasure c. allow one's self to be sexually responsive d. having a glass of wine prior to sex

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Status hierarchies within gangs studied by Miller could be described as

a. an open question because interviews provided little conclusive data on this topic. b. both male and female dominated depending on gender membership. c. egalitarian where everyone was equal. d. male dominated.

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Education refers to the process:

A. whereby people discard former behavior patterns and accept new ones as part of a transition in their lives. B. whereby some people consciously and formally teach while others adopt the social role of learner. C. whereby people learn attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. D. None of these answers is correct.

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The mean age at first marriage for respondents in a survey is 23.33, with a standard deviation of 6.13. The Z score associated with a particular age at first marriage is 0.35. If the proportion of the area between this particular age at first marriage and the mean is 0.14, what proportion of respondents experienced their first marriage earlier than this age?

What will be an ideal response?

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