What are unobtrusive measures? What are the four types of measures identified by Eugene Webb and colleagues (2000)?

What will be an ideal response?


Unobtrusive measure--a measurement based on physical traces or other data that are collected without the knowledge or participation of the individuals or groups that generated the data; Four types--physical trace evidence, archives, simple observation, and contrived observation.

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The president appoints federal judges with the advice and consent of the __________

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

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The only U.S. president to resign from office is

A) Gerald Ford. B) Bill Clinton. C) Richard Nixon. D) Thomas Jefferson. E) Andrew Jackson.

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Who was the symbol of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

a. Walter Lippman b. Martin Luther King, Jr. c. Mohandas Gandhi d. Wael Ghonim e. Nelson Mandela

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Reducing the incidence and effectiveness of terrorism while maintaining civil liberties will be difficult because a. today's globalized world makes terrorism easier to practice. b. the possibility that terrorists will obtain weapons of mass destruction will create unprecedented opportunities tocommit unspeakable atrocities

c. some failed states offer out-of-the-way- places for terrorist groups to locate and train. d. All of these are true.

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