At the outset of the research, researchers create operational definitions that describe or characterize the constructs (concepts) that are being studied. As the research progresses, these may need to be refined
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TRUE
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The authors focus on Kennedy's work throughout the entire text and basically ignore Gordon's work
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Which of the following is NOT true of children raised in a cohabiting couple household?
A. Very little research has been done on this topic. B. Children in cohabiting households have more emotional and social problems than those raised in a marital household. C. Children in cohabiting households may fare worse than those raised by teen single mothers. D. All of these are true about children raised in a cohabiting couple household.
Which of the following describes a shared, yet prosocial form of affective energy?
a. Social contagion b. Infolding c. Passional d. Collective effervescence
A researcher who incorporates parts of several different theories into his or her work is using ______.
a. bioecological theory b. the scientific method c. an eclectic approach d. a structural-functionalist approach