The Hawthorne effect refers to the fact that

a. people act differently than normal in an artificial, laboratory setting.
b. if people become involved in a research task, the task takes on experimental realism.
c. extraneous variables can result in a reduction in external validity.
d. people want to cooperate with a researcher and produce desirable results when being studied.


D

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Eligibility for participation in the precinct convention is open to

a. only those who vote in the general election. b. members of the House and Senate. c. incumbent political candidates. d. all who vote in the first primary election.

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Evaluate how the introduction of nuclear weapons changed the trajectory of realist approaches to security.

What will be an ideal response?

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A. Total Quality Management (TQM). B. affirmative action. C. comparable worth. D. Management by Objectives (MBO).

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