Basic Social Research Is More Concerned with ______ Than Applied

question 7

Multiple Choice

Basic social research is more concerned with ______ than applied social research.

• A)comparing the implementation of social programs
• B)reliability and validity
• C)developing and testing social theories
• D)qualitative methods

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Definitions:

Compressed Workweeks

Are arrangements in which the employee works the required number of hours (typically 40) but does so in fewer than 5 days. For example, a 4-day, 10-hour-a-day work schedule is fairly common.

Flexible Work Hour Plans

Are plans in which employees usually must still work 40 hours per week and typically 5 days a week but in which they have control over the starting and ending times for work on each day.

Piece-rate Incentive Plan

A compensation system where employees are paid based on the amount of output they produce.

Merit-pay Plan

A compensation strategy that determines an employee's pay based on their performance, rewarding higher achievers with greater pay increases.