Social scientists gather data from samples instead of populations because
a. samples are much larger and more complete
b. samples are more trustworthy
c. populations are often too large to test
d. samples are more meaningful and interesting
c
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Which of the following statements about minority students and segregation in schools is false?
a. Although declining after 1967, since 1988, school segregation has been increasing again b. About 37 percent of black and Latino/a students attend schools that are more than 90 percent minority c. Most Americans don't agree with the idea that children of different racial groups should attend the same schools d. Housing segregation is the main reason for segregated schools
Intermediate outcomes can be documented by using any of four measures. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways intermediate outcomes can be documented?
a. Standardized measures b. Progress reports in the patient file c. Level-of-functioning scales d. Client satisfaction instruments
Which of the following statements about U.S. families is false?
A. It is difficult to measure the amount of domestic violence that takes place in U.S. households. B. Divorce rates fell during the Great Depression of the 1930s. C. Divorce rates dropped in the period just after World War II and again in the 1950s. D. Since the mid-1980s, the divorce rate has been steadily increasing.
Giving ultimatums is one of the most heavily confrontational ways people have for arguing with each other and such a strategy does not cool things down, it tends to heat things up.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)