When social scientists say that their data accurately represents the population studied, they say that it is high in
A. reliability
b. validity
c. correlationality
d. abstractability
b. validity
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People generally feel they must present an idealized sense of themselves when they are front stage.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Research comparing two-parent families and single-parent families found that
a. single-parent families report closer relationships with extended families. b. single-parent families report a higher incidence of major life events such as job changes, moves and illness. c. single-parent families report higher feelings of efficacy and accomplishment. d. single-parent families report more conflict in the family.
Because social problems are ______ in nature, large collections of people are required to define them as problems before the need for change is recognized.
A. objective B. collective C. overt D. covert
The text cites the example of the Yanomamo in Brazil, where "everybody knows" that people are violent and aggressive, and thus
A) They raise people to be peaceful to try to counteract that tendency B) They raise people to be violent and aggressive C) Their culture stresses a balance between peacefulness and violence D) Their laws provide strict punishments for violence.