During a longitudinal self-esteem study conducted at a high school, the experimental group learns that they have to spend an extra half-hour each day reviewing self-esteem building activities while their counterparts in the control group have an extended lunch. Angry about the difference, many students opt to leave the experimental group. This is an example of what form of invalidity?
a. maturation
b. compensatory rivalry
c. instrumentation
d. causal time order
e. testing
B
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a) racket b) second c) paper d) imagined
Although national prohibition of alcohol did reduce alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations, it was repealed partly because of the growth of organized crime and partly because:
A. so many drinkers were elected to Congress. B. of major advertising efforts by the liquor industry. C. of a widespread movement toward individual freedoms. D. of a desire to reduce the income tax.
Upon getting up in the morning, after using a plethora of scented products in the shower and checking to make sure no body hair is evident, Christina routinely spends the next 20 minutes putting on make-up. About 20 minutes after that, this person attends to an elaborate hairstyle that includes using a curling iron, hairdryer, and special styling products. This person is most likely:
A. expressing her heterosexuality. B. displaying her sex. C. doing gender. D. disregarding traditional gender roles.
Today the world’s 7 billion people are distributed across how many countries?
A. 200 B. 130 C. 150 D. 195