The Central Notion of the Fragmented Authoritarianism Model Is That

question 39

Multiple Choice

The central notion of the fragmented authoritarianism model is that

• A) while power remains concentrated in the top leadership of the Communist Party of China, there are now other sources of influence as well.
• B) decentralization accompanying economic development has given provincial and regional leaders influence in the policy-making process.
• C) policy-making differs from policy area to policy area.
• D) policy-making is done through bargaining within the collective leadership of the Communist Party of China.
• E) the policy-making process has become less institutionalized.

Understand and explain the importance of double-blind experiments in controlling for experimenter and participant biases.

Identify the purpose and impact of placebo effects in research settings.

Acknowledge the potential of experimenter expectancy effects (e.g., experimenter bias) to influence research outcomes.

Understand the importance of internal and external validity in experimental research.

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