Conclusions drawn about individuals based on family-level data (such as income) may or may not be correct, due to the possibility of an error known as a/an:
a. Ecological fallacy
b. Reductionist fallacy
c. Event-based fallacy
d. Selective observer fallacy
e. Faulty cases fallacy
a. Ecological fallacy
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Which of the following is an example of internal criticism of a letter by General Rao written in 1904?
A) asking why the letter survived to the present B) checking that the general witnessed events referred to in the letter and that the meanings within the letter are consistent C) checking to be sure that general's wife was not the letter's author D) checking that the letter was not actually written in 1864
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A) childhood social class has a significant impact on outcomes during old age. B) self-confidence evolves with age. C) parental problems during childhood play a major role in old age self-confidence. D) coping strategies in youth have little to do with strategies employed in old age.
Which of the following does the text identify as a limitation to America's social welfare system?
A. failure to create upward class mobility for clients B. overspending and corruption C. refusal to pay social workers a living wage D. creation of a culture of dependency