Some Groups Pursue Collective Goods

question 35

Multiple Choice

Some groups pursue collective goods.A collective good is one that

• A)cannot be selectively granted or denied to individuals; it must be shared.
• B)is provided by a public service organization.
• C)is secured by the president.
• D)is secured by Congress.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Factorial Design

A type of experimental design that allows researchers to examine the effects of two or more variables simultaneously by changing them together instead of independently.

Independent Variables

Factors deliberately manipulated by researchers to investigate their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variable

In research, it is the variable being tested and measured for change, to see how it responds to variations in the independent variable.

Systematic Variance

The portion of variation in an outcome that can be consistently explained by variables or factors in a study.