Professor Spence Decided to Define Socioeconomic Status as a Combination

question 25

Multiple Choice

Professor Spence decided to define socioeconomic status as a combination of income and education. Spence then determined the questions to be asked in a survey and the categories of responses. Spence was assigning socioeconomic status:

• A)a nominal definition only.
• B)an operational and a real definition.
• C)a real definition only.
• D)a nominal and a real definition.
• E)a nominal and an operational definition.

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Definitions:

Splinting Cough

A cough that occurs when an individual instinctively supports a section of their body during coughing to minimize pain, often seen in rib fractures or abdominal surgery patients.

Subliminal Perception

The detection of information below the level of conscious awareness.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being cognizant of and capable of recognizing one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.