George Homan’s _____ proposition refers to how people are more likely to engage in behaviors they have been rewarded for in the past.
a. success
b. stimulus
c. value
d. rationality
a. success
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Thomas, an educationist, feels that tracking or formalized ability grouping of students in the U.S. is not a completely fair process. Which of the following is a reason for Thomas to have such an opinion?
a. Tracking decisions are made, at least in part, on the basis of stereotypes about social class and race. b. Students from affluent families are more likely to be placed in lower tracks than lower-class students. c. Decisions about tracking are based on the student's performance in class or on standardized tests. d. Tracking has resulted in an unacceptably large high school dropout rate in the United States.
________ is a psychoactive drug that any adult in the United States can purchase legally without a prescription
a. Alcohol b. Heroin c. Cocaine d. Marijuana
All of the following could happen if social control were ineffective EXCEPT
a. the majority of the poor would riot. b. most of the starving would steal. c. many young men would refuse to fight in war. d. people would exercise self-control.
The variable that is hypothesized to cause or influence another variable is referred to by social scientists as a(n)
A. spurious variable. B. dependent variable. C. operational variable. D. independent variable.