In the United States, the manufacture of breakfast cereal is dominated by Kellogg's, General Mills, and General Foods, which together control most sales. This pattern is an illustration of
a. monopoly.
b. oligarchy.
c. plutocracy.
d. oligopoly.
(Answer: d)
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A) suspect that the research hypothesis may still be true B) conclude that the research hypothesis is most likely false C) make no statements about the research hypothesis D) reject the notion that the effect size has anything to do with statistical significance
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a. indirect institutionalized b. small-group c. direct institutionalized d. isolate
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A. respect for subjects' privacy B. acknowledgment of research collaboration C. a required number of data sources D. disclosure of sources of financial support