Tyranny of the majority occurs when ______.
a. a large number of citizens use their power to trample on the rights of smaller groups
b. small numbers of citizens trample on the rights of the larger population
c. authoritarian leaders trample on the rights of the citizens through unitary rule
d. liberal leaders give more rights to their supporters than they do to their opponents
a. a large number of citizens use their power to trample on the rights of smaller groups
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When conducting psychological research we want the research to be valid. Reliability and validity are necessary ingredients of valid research. The relationship between validity and reliability is that
a. if the research is reliable you can be certain that it is valid. b. reliability causes validity. c. the research must be reliable for it to be valid but a reliable research measurement is not necessarily valid. d. the research must be valid for it to be reliable
Policies that are aimed at improving the quality of life for those in need are known generally as ______.
a. lending-hand policies b. group-effort policies c. distributive policies d. social policies
Researchers refer to the unintended influence of the questioner on respondents during in-person interviews as __________
a. question bias b. the margin of error c. interviewer bias d. self-selection
What did the Supreme Court do in the Miranda case and the Gideon case?
A) It strengthened the rights of persons accused of a crime. B) It defined and applied the freedom of expression, which is protected in the First Amendment. C) It defined and applied the right of privacy. D) It defined and applied the establishment clause. E) It defined religious freedom.