The college Dean asked Meg to conduct a study to survey one half of the college students regarding their opinions of change in course offerings. Which nonrandom sampling approach is Meg likely to use?
a. Convenience sampling
b. Quota sampling
c. Purposive sampling
d. Systematic sampling
b
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Referring to more than one culture, which of the following acknowledges basic commonalities among groups of people while appreciating their differences?
a. cultural pluralism b. assimilation c. melting pot d. multiculturalism
Believing that slavery was immoral, Quaker leader _____ established a school for slaves and free African Americans in 1773 in Philadelphia
a. Reverend Cotton Mather b. W.E.B. DuBois c. Thomas Jefferson d. Anthony Benezet
David loves to interact with other students, and he readily asserts his opinions in class. Within the context of the five dimensions of personality listed in the textbook, you would be most likely to rate David high on:
a. neuroticism b. extraversion c. agreeableness d. conscientiousness
Which of the following best describes memory?
a. A receptacle with limited storage b. A process of encoding and decoding information c. A passive function of the brain we cannot control d. A brain function scientists know very little about