One of Your Professors Has Apparently Just Lost His Job

question 96

Multiple Choice

One of your professors has apparently just lost his job. Suppose that the campus newspaper publishes an article about it, invoking external, stable attributions. Which of the following might be the headline of the article?

• A) "Unlucky Series of Misunderstandings Leads to Professor Being Fired"
• B) "Another Great Professor Let Go as a Result of Budget Cuts"
• C) "Inappropriate Conduct Causes Professor's Demise"
• D) "When Professors Get Lazy, Consequences Can Be Extreme"

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Definitions:

Sample Biases

Distortions in a sample that arise from the method of collection, leading to results that are not representative of the population being studied.

Cohort Differences

Variations or changes that are observed between different demographic groups, often studied across different time periods.

Longitudinal Research

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time to track changes and developments.

Cross-Sectional

A research design that examines data from a population, or a representative subset, at one specific point in time.