As suggested in the textbook, convenience samples are:
A) never helpful in answering research questions.
B) acceptable when we are examining the fundamental aspects of the ways humans react to each other.
C) unethical as participants are often not informed that they are part of a research study.
D) more reliable than representative samples.
B) acceptable when we are examining the fundamental aspects of the ways humans react to each other.
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Top-tier civil service bureaucrats who have a strong power base and play a major role in developing and implementing government policies and procedures are known as
a. permanent government. b. special-interest groups. c. political action committees. d. the military-industrial complex.
Which of the following countries has the lowest rate of incarceration?
a. the United States b. Canada c. The Netherlands d. Japan
On a(n) ______ level, LGB persons of color can find their unique concerns overshadowed by a white-centered public policy agenda.
A. Americanized B. individualized C. micro D. macro
Jean Piaget and other proponents of organismic theory:
A. developed learning theories that focused on rewarding the child for doing something correctly. B. emphasized the importance of couples having children, so they can be secure in their later-life developmental stage. C. were interested in the cognitive development of the mind, especially through various stages over the course of childhood and adolescence. D. were the first to state that parents should reward, not punish, children.