Comparing the Results of a Survey and Field Experiment on Employment

question 30

Multiple Choice

Comparing the results of a survey and field experiment on employment discrimination, Pager and Quillian showed that

• A) the two approaches yielded similar results.
• B) surveys are a more effective means of assessing job discrimination.
• C) neither approach provides a valid assessment of job discrimination.
• D) what employers said they would do in the survey did not match what they did in the experiment.

Understand the necessity of testable and measurable constructs in psychological research.

Appreciate the role of skepticism and open-mindedness in advancing psychological science.

Understand the concept of time-based competition and its importance in business strategy.

Grasp the impact of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) on product design and overall product development.

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