In a study examining the effectiveness of an SAT prep course, the researcher is considering how at prettests some students might have been having a bad day and their scores were artificially low. This is an issue of:

a. Testing
b. Maturation
c. Regression
d. Subject attrition


c. Regression

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Regarding jury selection, what type of challenges are unlimited?

a. Peremptory b. Legal c. For cause d. Factual

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Women are more likely to receive the death penalty compared to men. 2.A majority of the public is in favor of the death penalty. 3.Researchers, practitioners, and law enforcement agree that the death penalty is a strong deterrent against future crimes. 4.Many victims find that testifying in a criminal trial hinders their healing process. 5.In the past, victims had little voice in the criminal justice process.

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Research has found that of those who experienced force during their most recent contact, 75% described the ______ force as the most excessive.

a. verbal b. physical c. emotional d. none of these

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The following questions refer to this set of numbers: 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 33. What is the mode?

a. 2 b. 9 c. 14 d. 31

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