A sociologist sets up an experiment on the effects of energy drinks on sleep. The individuals who are given a placebo drink are considered to be the
A. experimental group.
B. dependent variable.
C. independent variable.
D. control group.
Answer: D
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The strength of the Earned Income Tax Credit is that it
a. provides tax credit for expenses associated with work such as child care. b. changes tax deductions to tax credits advantageous to people with lower incomes. c. provides assistance to the working poor. d. provides assistance to the unemployed.
The laws passed in the South just after the Civil War to restrict where blacks could live, the types of jobs they could hold, and where they could go to school were known as:
a. affirmative action programs b. de facto segregation c. Jim Crow laws d. internal colonialism
Alexis de Tocqueville referred to the ability of the majority in a democracy to impose its will on everyone else as
A. the “tyranny of democracy.” B. “unenlightened despotism.” C. “manifest destiny.” D. the “tyranny of the majority.”
Comte theorizes that _______ provides both progress and order.
a. theology b. metaphysics c. positivism d. sociology