Field Notes Taken by Testers in Pager and Associates' Field

question 31

Multiple Choice

Field notes taken by testers in Pager and associates' field experiment (or audit study) on employment discrimination enabled the researchers to

• A) verify the results of the field experiment.
• B) identify consistent patterns of racial discrimination.
• C) identify racist employers.
• D) identify individual differences among same-race testers.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Studies

Research methods that involve repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time to detect changes and development patterns.

Cross-Sectional Studies

Research designs that collect data from different individuals at one point in time to examine population characteristics or the prevalence of certain phenomena.

Complex

A core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme.

Self-Esteem

An individual's overall subjective sense of personal worth or value.