James is working on a research project where he is examining the scholastic records of previous graduates of his university to see if there is a relationship between one's grade point average (GPA)
and the degree to which one participated in extracurricular events. Unfortunately, while the data for GPA were readily available, information regarding extracurricular participation was not always recorded in a consistent manner. This problem with the use of archival data is known as
a. selective survival.
b. selective deposit.
c. selective erosion.
d. selective accretion.
b
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Laura and Beatrice work at two different shelters for teens who cannot remain in their homes, but are not wards of the court. They have both shown their clients an extraordinary documentary on homeless teens that features two who actually testify to Congress about the need for services. Their clients became much more hopeful about their own futures after seeing the documentary. Word has gotten
around about the documentary, and several of their mutual friends want to schedule showings of it. Rosa works at two different facilities, and decides to administer the instrument assessing hopefulness to both of the facilities, show the documentary at one facility, and then administer the assessment again at that facility. This is an example of a(n) ____. a. basic pre-post randomized experimental design. b. posttest-only randomized experiment c. randomized experiment expanded with a nonequivalent control group d. pretest-posttest nonequivalent groups quasi-experiment
The amount of money available for federally funded research in the United States
a. Is limited by the President b. Is part of the congressional budget process c. Is increasing at a rate much higher than inflation d. Falls solely under the jurisdiction of the Defense Department
Differentiate between comprehensive and abstinence-only sexuality education programs
What will be an ideal response?
Gender differences in cognition and personality overwhelmingly reflect "nurture."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.