Which of these is a purpose of affirmative action programs?
A) to establish a quota system whereby numbers of minority members must be hired
B) to increase the number of minorities or members of protected classes in targeted jobs
C) to prevent majority members from getting jobs in the organization
D) to ensure the hiring of unqualified minority applicants
Ans: B) to increase the number of minorities or members of protected classes in targeted jobs
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a. that their "hysterical" symptoms would sometimes recede b. that they would sometimes recall traumatic experiences associated with the onset of their symptoms c. both of the above d. neither of the above
Which of the following is NOT a reason someone would use random assignment?
a. To assure that each participant has an equal chance of being in either experimental condition b. To balance out differences between experimental groups c. To rule out the third variable problem d. To assure that people within each group are similar to one another
If all the possible pairs of sample means were obtained from a single
population, the mean of the distribution of differences would be a. a statistic b. a parameter c. identical with the mean of the distribution of means d. equal to one-sixth of the range
Consider the following conditional syllogism: Premise 1: If I don't eat lunch today, I will be hungry tonight. Premise 2: I ate lunch today. Conclusion: Therefore, I wasn't hungry tonight. This syllogism is
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