A researcher is concerned that gender may affect how subjects respond to an experimental stimulus. So subjects are paired with another subject who has the same gender, and one member from each pair is assigned by a flip of a coin to the experimental group and one to the control group. This method of assigning subjects to groups is called ______.
A. matching
B. quotas
C. stratified randomization
D. random assignment
A. matching
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Choose one of your favorite songs, and explain what elements of the American creed it speaks to and how it does so. What will be an ideal response?
“Externalities criteria” assess how a policy option impacts:
a. Social institutions or persons who appear to be unrelated to the policy. b. Persons who reside in adjoining neighborhoods. c. Other nations in our global economy. d. Social problems.
In order to check the effects of potential biases in program evaluations, the evaluator should use
A) one well-standardized questionnaire. B) many different data sources, at least some of which are objective. C) observations of neutral observers and not ask the opinions of staff and clients. D) observations of staff only, since they are trained to evaluate the problems of their clients.
Which factor was most responsible for causing North American colonists to declare independence?
a. Conflicts with native American populations b. Neglect of the British c. Taxation without representation d. Boycott of the colonial goods