A researcher examines the relationship between poverty and crime rates for 100 metropolitan areas and finds a zero-order correlation of 0.37 . She controls for the percent of families that are headed by single parents and finds a first order partial correlation of 0.33 . Which of the following correctly describes this outcome? This is a ______ relationship
a. direct
b. statistically significant
c. spurious
d. interactive
a
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An important element of nonverbal communication is
a. tone of voice. b. the back region. c. body language. d. idealization.
A mediating factor that leads to collective violence is the ________.
a. existence of some social strain or social deprivation
b. competition between people over money, jobs, territory, and other scarce but valued resources
c. tendency to view one's own group or culture as superior to other groups or cultures
d. portrayal of violence in the mass media in a positive way
Why was Harriet Martineau ignored by sociologists?
a. Because she is a woman and sexism was a normal part of life when the field of sociology was in its infancy b. Because her work was considered more important to the field of psychology than to the field of sociology c. Because her home economic skills were subpar d. Because she was a convict
Iatrogenic health care problems are those which
a. are inherited from one's father. b. have their origin in work-related hazards. c. are caused by medical treatment itself (that is, by hospitals, doctors, and medicine). d. are sometime called birth defects.