Which Is Not a True Statement About Mining

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which is not a true statement about mining?

• A) Surface mines are holes excavated into the Earth's surface
• B) Underground mines can be several kilometers deep
• C) The deepest mine is 1.2 kilometers deep at Bingham Canyon, Utah
• D) Coal is only obtained from surface mines

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Aspects of an experimental setting that lead participants to guess the purpose of the study and adjust their behavior to what they believe the experiment expects.

Experimenter-Expectancy Effect

A bias in research outcomes where the researcher's expectations inadvertently influence the participants' performance.

Double-Blind Design

An experimental design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or extended to other contexts or populations.