Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness.
• B)Yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
• C)The New York Post is the bulletin board of major newspapers.
• D)Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness,while yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Extraneous Variable

Any variable that is not intentionally studied in the experiment which can affect the outcome of the research if not controlled.

Confounding Variable

An outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable. This extraneous influence is used to influence the outcome of an experimental design.

Volunteer Bias

A shortcoming of findings derived from a sample of volunteers instead of a representative sample; the volunteers may differ from those who did not volunteer.

Experimenter's Bias

A form of bias introduced by the experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants.