Creating new measures for variables in evaluation research has the advantage of
a. greater possible relevance and validity to the study.
b. having known degrees of reliability.
c. enabling comparisons with other measures.
d. being less time-consuming than using an already devised measure.
e. more precision.
A
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a. solve the nature-nuture controversy. b. identify the causes of Alzheimer's disease. c. see inside the brain of a living person to examine the structures of the brain. d. examine one's genetic structure and predict which individuals will develop chronic diseases with age.
Causal hypotheses are best suited for research questions
a. exploratory b. descriptive c. inductive d. explanatory e. Any of these can be used for causal hypotheses.
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a. Japanese workers were demanding higher wages. b. Japanese immigrants entered the professions at a faster rate than whites. c. Many Japanese went into farming which was seen as a threat to white farmers. d. the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor e. Japanese petitioning for full citizenship
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A) prognostic B) motivational C) diagnostic D) master