Chapter 04 True/False Quiz

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. In a study of one hundred U.S. cities examining the crime rate and the number of people on welfare, the unit of analysis is the individual.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. An ecological fallacy may occur when researchers assume that what holds true of a group also holds true of individuals within the group.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. A dependent variable also may be called a predictor variable.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. One aim of research design is to control as many extraneous variables as is feasible.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. A negative correlation means that there is no association between two variables.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Statistical significance indicates the strength of the association between variables.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Direction of influence may be determined by which variable is fixed, permanent, or less alterable than the other.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. A relationship is spurious when an association between the variables is the result of a common cause.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Broh's research questions about the effects of extracurricular activities were "interesting" because they extended research in new directions.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. The proposition "education is related to prejudice" specifies the nature and form of a hypothesized relationship.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect