Two Expert Raters Are Trained to Rate the Ability of Graduate

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Multiple Choice

Two expert raters are trained to rate the ability of graduate students to use different kinds of questions when gathering information. After three weeks of training, their interrater reliability is .60. These raters:

• A) have achieved high interrater reliability.
• B) have a way to go before they are proficient at rating.
• C) need to make the definitions of "the use of questions" a little more vague so their ratings will improve.
• D) None of these are true.

Explain the greenhouse effect and its environmental significance.

Identify the primary sources of technological innovations and assess their impacts on humanity.

Discuss the role of sociology in addressing environmental and social challenges.

Define technological determinism and its role in shaping society.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.