In a Study of Partisanship and Attitudes Toward Social Welfare

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a study of partisanship and attitudes toward social welfare spending while controlling for gender a researcher finds that women are 15 points more likely than men to support social welfare spending. This is an example of ______.

• A) a zero-order relationship
• B) the partial effect of gender
• C) the normative effect of gender
• D) the nominal effect of gender

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Definitions:

Group Membership

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