National Broadcasting Company (NBC) conducts a focus group to determine the preferred types of
programming.
The expectations are that people desire more sensationalized newscasts and reality
series and this is confirmed by some, but what is unanticipated is that most people want more
programming on personal empowerment. NBC executives make this last point, personal
empowerment programming, the most salient point in the research report. From a research context,
what are the executives facilitating by highlighting personal empowerment programming in the
report?
a) Determining which finding is emphasized
b) Determining which finding should be left out
c) Facilitating a profit margin
d) Catering to the interested stakeholders
a
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a. developing an independent identity. b. becoming self-directive. c. forming intimate relationships. d. being comfortable with isolation.
An ad hoc committee is an example of a(n) _________ group:
a. Education b. Task c. Social conversation d. Self-Help
In the child welfare system, the term drifting is most often associated with which program?
a. adoption b. child protective services c. runaway youth services d. foster care
Why are case histories inferior to single?system designs as a source of clinical knowledge?
a. Case histories exhibit only to a limited degree the characteristics that distinguish science from other sources of knowledge. b. Case histories are generally only prepared on cases of success, not failures. c. Case histories often fail to report valid and reliable data to support conclusions. d. All of the answers represent reasons why case histories are inferior