Because of age-related changes in hearing, older adults would have the greatest difficulty understanding which of the following people?
a. a woman
b. a man
c. a foreigner
d. someone on the other end of a telephone line
Answer: a
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Wendy has asked her husband William for a divorce, and he has agreed that their marriage should end. Wendy believes that William is an excellent father, and does not want him alienated from their children. Research suggests that if they have a ____ divorce, William will remain more involved in his children's lives than if they went to court
a. mediated b. covenant c. communal d. collaborative
Although "experts" are downplaying the health effects of a recent water contamination incident, activists believe the effects were substantial. They want to conduct a survey, and they are particularly concerned about ensuring that as many people as possible complete their instrument. Which methodology typically provides the best response rates?
a. group questionnaire b. phone interview c. mail questionnaire d. e-mail questionnaire
Who are the Gray Panthers?
a. an activist group that promotes issues important to older adults b. a political action committee that raises money to support older candidates for public office c. a group of health-care workers who lobby for health-care reform for the elderly d. retired workers who volunteer to help new businesses and volunteer agencies improve their operations
In the 2000 presidential election, the polls of upper-middle-class Americans tended to show Bush leading Gore by a landslide
When election night came, the final results were closer than had been predicted, and it turned out that Gore won the popular vote while Bush won the more critical Electoral College vote. One possible problem with the earlier survey results was that they relied primarily on polls of upper-middle-class people. This illustrates the finding that a major problem with surveys is a. responses are not anonymous. b. people's votes in the polling booth do not necessarily agree with their public statements. c. they are not predictive of behavior if the sample is not representative of the population about which the prediction is to be made. d. question order can affect survey results.