Determine Whether the Study Involves Selection Bias, Participation Bias, Both

question 223

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the study involves selection bias, participation bias, both selection bias and participation bias, orneither.
-You are interested in the percentage of people in your city who favor tax cuts. You interview every twentieth person as they leave the church in your neighborhood.

• A)Participation bias
• B)Selection bias
• C)No bias
• D)Participation bias and selection bias

Recognize the role of government policies and interventions in international trade.

Explain the concept of opportunity cost in the production and trade of goods.

Assess the short-term and long-term effects of international trade on industries, workers, and consumers.

Evaluate the arguments for and against protectionist trade policies.

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Definitions:

Fixed-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where responses are reinforced after a specified amount of time has passed, used in the study of behavior.

Variable-interval

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Fixed-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Variable-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, making it a powerful maintenance strategy.