Evelyn has a new speed reading program she wants to test. She trains 6 people on her program, then measures their reading speed. This is an example of which experimental design?
a. one-group posttest-only design
b. one-group pretest-posttest design
c. non-equivalent posttest-only design
d. non-equivalent before-after (pretest-posttest) design
A
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Assume that scores on an independent variable are distorted so that they no longer accurately reflect reality. This is called
A) reality error. B) distortion error. C) measurement error. D) All of the above.
What is a major limit on majoritarianism, as suggested by the text?
A. The most power tends to reside with a wealthy minority of the voting public, preventing the majority public from setting the issue agenda. B. The rapid turnover of government officials and members of the legislature prevents the majority public from making a sustained effort for any single issue. C. The public lacks access to the information required to take informed political action on most issues dealt with by the government each year. D. The actions of special interest groups are ultimately more influential than the voting power of the public. E. The public as a whole takes an interest in only a few of the hundreds of policy decisions that U.S. officials make each year.
When a political party is pragmatic, this means that it _________
A) has flexible goals B) has major programmatic goals C) is deeply committed to the full implementation of its goals D) has too much internal division to produce a coherent set of goals
Which statement about Russia's federal system is INCORRECT? a. Russia's federal units are represented at the national level by the Federation Council, the members of which are directly elected in regional elections. b. Putin took a number of steps to bring Russian regions under tighter federal control
c. The Russian constitution places many powers in the hands of the central government, while most others are considered to be shared jurisdiction between the regions and the federal government. d. The basis of some Russian federal units is ethnicity. e. Some cities are designated as having federal status.