You Conduct a Study to Assess Parenting Responsibilities

question 17

Multiple Choice

You conduct a study to assess parenting responsibilities. Part of your study involves recording if children are picked up by their mothers, fathers, or other individuals. You decide to gather this data on two different Fridays that are the first and third Fridays of the month. You discover that 67% of children are picked up from daycare by their father. Upon further examination, one of your observers points out that the first and third Fridays of each month are typically when fathers have their children with shared custody arrangements in your town. You realize both Fridays you collected data were on leading into those weekends. You realize your data may not be accurate because of:

• A) sampling bias
• B) sampling error
• C) inadequate sample size
• D) all of these factors impacted the lack of accuracy

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Definitions:

Self-Defense

A defense to criminal liability available to defendants if they can demonstrate (1) that they did not start the altercation, (2) that they had good reason to believe they were in danger of death or severe bodily injury, and (3) that they used only enough force to repel the attack.

Irresistible Impulse Test

Under this rule, criminal defendants are judged not guilty by reason of insanity if, at the time of the action in question, they suffered from a mental disease that either prevented them from knowing right from wrong or compelled them to commit the criminal act.

Insanity

A legal term referring to a mental dysfunction that exempts individuals from legal responsibility for their actions.

Mental Disease

A disorder or illness that affects a person's thinking, emotional state, and behavior, disrupting their ability to function.