Unscientific polls that are often conducted by newspapers and politicians to determine who is ahead in a political race are called ______ polls.
a. straw
b. interest
c. tracking
d. exit
e. benchmark
a. straw
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It is found that an experimenter somehow influenced the participants. This
A) is a problem, but can be corrected through statistical procedures. B) occurs all the time in research. C) is sufficient to cast doubt on causal conclusions. D) is a problem, but not bad enough to question causal conclusions.
John Locke endorsed the belief in a(n) ______________ form of government
a. expansionist b. limited c. religious d. Puritan e. Socialist
Approximately how many illegal immigrants reside in the United States?
a. 50,000 b. More than 11 million c. 275,000 d. 42.5 million e. Less than 3 million
Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?
a. administrative discretion b. the merit principle c. division of labor/task specialization d. hierarchy/chain of command