Your friend wants to debate the scientific status of psychology with you. Having read
Simonton's analysis, you place a bet with your friend. Which of the following is your best
bet?
a. Biology is equally as scientific as chemistry, and both have higher publication rates than
psychology.
b. Psychology and sociology are most similar when comparing how many times lecturers
say "uh," "er," and "um."
c. Physics and psychology are more similar than are chemistry and biology.
d. The highest scientific status belongs to chemistry, and the lowest to psychology, when
comparing lecture fluency.
e. Psychology and biology are the most similar when comparing how many theories, laws,
and publications each has.
e. Psychology and biology are the most similar when comparing how many theories,
laws, and publications each has.
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Renni is designing a job performance appraisal for her company that assesses how well an employee is doing his or her job. From this basic theoretical criterion, Renni will most likely ____.?
a. ?determine which one actual criterion best matches the theoretical criterion b. ?utilize a global approach to establish an operational definition of performance c. ?recommend several actual criteria that will best measure an employee’s performance d. ?utilize a facet approach to determine the most important aspects of performance
Children of recent immigrants tend to _____________________ in school than second- or third-generation children and adolescents of the same age and ethnic group
a. put less emphasis on doing well b. put more emphasis on doing well c. be less engaged d. be less cooperative with teachers
Which of the following best describes cluster sampling?
A) People who possess some specific background characteristic are sampled. B) People are sampled using groupings from a larger population. C) People are selected on the basis of convenience to the researcher. D) All or almost all of the members of a population are sampled.
Julio belongs to a youth group, a book club, and the school debate team. He compares himself to these groups, and finds his values confirmed. According to the text, what are these groups called?
a. peer groups b. marginal groups c. identity groups d. social reference groups