Suppose you wanted to compare students in two different classes, assessing whether research methods or social psychology leads to more favorable ratings of how interesting psychology is
Why would it be important to consider selection, attrition, and history?
What will be an ideal response?
(a) Selection–different types of students may take the two different classes, so they may differ in their ratings of psychology at the start.
(b) Attrition–different types of students may drop the two courses, especially if one course is required and they have to stick with it.
(c) History–something in one class, like an instructor's change in grading policies may affect students positively or negatively.
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What is the principal difference between the experiences of African Americans and the experiences of newcomers from Africa and the Caribbean?
A. Newcomers are often exploited, while African Americans are able to avoid exploitation. B. Newcomers are allowed to adjust their status, while African Americans hold a permanently low status. C. Newcomers must face the difficult process of assimilation, while African Americans do not. D. Newcomers often have higher income and education levels than African Americans.
Which of the following are examples of nontariff barriers?
a. Quotas b. Labor standards c. Prices d. Taxes
When a governor represents the state in Washington D.C., he or she is demonstrating a governor's role as:
A. ultimate judge. B. crisis manager. C. agenda setter. D. chief of state.
Some states provide for a runoff primary in case
a. a candidate disputes the results. b. no one gets a majority in the first round. c. one candidate drops out. d. there are more than two candidates. e. there is only one candidate.