According to the Text,authorities Who Observe Potential Child Abuse

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to the text,authorities who observe potential child abuse

• A) are usually more suspicious of violence in poor families than middle-class families.
• B) are the best potential source of data about child abuse.
• C) are usually correct in their assessments of child abuse across social class.
• D) have no power to protect the children they suspect of being abused.

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Definitions:

Selection Factor

A source of bias that may occur in research findings when participants are allowed to choose for themselves a certain treatment in a scientific study.

Research Findings

The outcomes, results, or conclusions gathered from investigations and studies conducted on specific topics.

Gender Bias

A preference or prejudice toward one gender over the other, which can result in unfair treatment and inequality.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between statistical measurements obtained from a sample and the actual parameters of the entire population.