According to the text, case studies
a. lack formal control groups.
b. produce results that generalize better than survey results.
c. are the most scientific of the research methods.
d. are generally superior to experiments.
ANSWER: a
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a. Edwin Thurstone b. Donald T. Campbell c. R.A. Fisher d. John Tukey
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a. internals are less punitive than externals in their judgments of wrongdoers b. externals are more punitive than internals in their judgments of some wrongdoers c. internals are more punitive and less sympathetic than externals in their judgments of wrongdoers d. internals and externals do not differ in their judgment of wrongdoers
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