Poverty and Unemployment Are Likely to Be Explained in Terms

question 102

Multiple Choice

Poverty and unemployment are likely to be explained in terms of ________ by political liberals and in terms of ________ by political conservatives.

• A) personal dispositions;situational constraints
• B) role playing;personal dispositions
• C) situational constraints;personal dispositions
• D) situational influences;role playing

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Definitions:

Range Restriction

A limitation in the variability of a variable, which can affect the outcome of statistical analyses.

Resentful Demoralization

A decrease in motivation among control group participants in a study, often due to knowing they are not receiving the experimental treatment.

True Experimental Design

A research design that includes random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of an independent variable to determine its effect on a dependent variable.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.