If We Were to Ask College Students, "To What Extent

question 17

Multiple Choice

If we were to ask college students, "To what extent do they value a college degree?" which type of sample plan would be most appropriate?

• A) Any probability sampling plan would be useful.
• B) A stratified sample because we would expect the answers to vary by strata: freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior.
• C) A cluster sample because we would expect the answers to vary by cluster: freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior.
• D) An area sample because we would expect the answers to vary by area: freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior.
• E) None of the above would be appropriate. In fact, it would be best to use a nonprobability sampling technique.

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the intentional fabrication of illness or injury to assume the sick role without external incentives.

External Gain

Benefits obtained from others or the environment due to one’s behaviors, often discussed in the context of malingering where the gain is used to explain the motivation for symptomatic behavior.

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which an individual deliberately produces or exaggerates symptoms of illness in themselves for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role.

Psychological Need

An intrinsic desire pertinent to achieving mental well-being, such as the need for esteem, belonging, autonomy, and competence.