In the U.S., at the end of 2009, one out of every _______ adults were incarcerated or on probation or on parole
A. 14
B. 20
C. 32
D. 55
C
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General knowledge structures about social experiences or people are called:
a. stereotypes b. social schema c. attributions d. first impressions
In the word "sock", the sound of the "s" is a(n) ____, whereas the use of the "s" to make the word plural is a(n) ____
a. overgeneralization; transformational rule b. concept; unit of grammar c. syntax; semantic d. phoneme; morpheme
Dr. Shaver is conducting an experimental research study to rdetermine the effect of a specific medication on stomach pain. Despite the fact that he should use a "double blind" approach to avoid the influence of any bias, he tells himself, "I won't fall for any experimenter bias. I am more objective than most researchers." Which fallacy is Dr. Shave committing?
A) The not-me fallacy
B) The bandwagon fallacy
C) The circular reasoning fallacy
D) The quasi-experiment fallacy
Wendy examines newspaper articles to explore whether female political candidates refer to family members more often than male candidates. This study is an example of a(n)
A. exploratory research B. causal research C. descriptive research D. archival research E. experimental research