There Are Two Types of Public Assistance Programs

question 37

Multiple Choice

There are two types of public assistance programs:

• A) those providing cash to recipients, and those providing non-cash benefits.
• B) transfer and non-transfer payments.
• C) those with a certain track record and those which social scientist continue to be uncertain of.
• D) those which help the poor and those which help the middle class.
• E) those which help train people to work, and those which help them to find a job.

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Definitions:

Experiments

Formal tests of specific variables and effects, performed in a setting where all aspects of the situation can be controlled.

Focus Group

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A qualitative research method involving a structured or semi-structured conversation between a researcher and a participant to gather in-depth information.

Scientific Method

A method of procedure consisting of systematic observation, measurement, experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.