The type of instrument or operationalization of the dependent variable will depend to some degree on the research design used, quantitative or qualitative. For quantitative research methods, in which numbers of quantification are important, you will want to consider what issues?
What will be an ideal response?
objectivity; standard conditions of administering the test; and the use of normative
comparisons, reliability, and validity
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A. charity organization movement B. defensive social movement C. settlement house movement D. offensive social movement
Existential counselors rely most heavily on ______________ to promote change for their clients
a. the counseling relationship b. a special agent c. the counselor's interventions d. the counselor's interpretation
Those who espouse equalitarian values, find racism offensive, and are unaware of their own unconscious, unintentional racist behaviors may be exhibiting:
A. Institutional racism B. Individual racism C. Aversive racism D. Naive racism
An explanation of a genetic etiology causing homosexuality would include
a. a hypothesis of the "gay gene" which would identify predisposition b. boys being raised by domineering mothers and distant fathers c. an unresolved Oedipus complex d. experiencing sexual abuse as a child