Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Public opinion surveys are timeless and their value resides in capturing a sample of true
views.
2. Pollsters are fair, well trained, and conscientious and would not manipulate data to direct
public opinion.
3. Lay testimony is best reserved for formal settings requiring experts that possess specialized
knowledge.
4. Politicians who completely change their position on an issue do so because of political
motivations not because of thoughtful consideration of an opposing point of view.
5. Sample selection is an arbitrary act based on randomly surveying members of the population.
1. false
2. false
3. false
4. false
5. false
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Restorative justice is characterized by many elements. Please indicate which one is true.
a. Victims have the opportunity to be heard by the offender. b. Does not include communication or even supervised meetings between victims and offenders. c. Offenders do not apologize directly to the victim. d. Does not provide opportunities for the offender to provide services to the victim or the community.
The boss gets the large corner office. The new employee gets the converted broom closet as an office. These examples feature what type of nonverbal communication? What did Edward T. Hall have to say about this type of nonverbal communication?
Please label and describe the type of nonverbal communication, and please include at least one area Hall described in relation to it. What will be an ideal response?
In a telephone survey, the largest number of callbacks is usually made to:
a) Ineligible respondents b) Answering machines c) Noncontacts d) Initial refusals
People who think of conflict as a threat to interpersonal and community harmony are likely to use ________ and take a nonresistant response like avoidance or dealing with the conflict indirectly.
A. confrontation B. compromise C. avoidance D. pacifism