Which of the following groups has the lowest life expectancy?
a. White males
b. African American males
c. White females
d. African American females
e. The rates are the same for all of these groups.
Question 2Which of the following is an example of a hypothesis?
a. Men should share in household chores.
b. You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
c. The meek shall inherit the earth.
d. Learning should be fun.
Question 3Which of the following correctly states the relationship between the gender and mortality rates during the newborn stage?
a. The male rate is just slightly lower than the female rate.
b. The female rate is about the same as the male rate.
c. The male rate is more than ten times the female rate.
d. The male rate is about 130 greater than the female rate.
e. The female rate is more than twice the male rate.
Question 4A researcher expects to find an empirical relationship between the amount of time young children spend in daycare and their emotional security. Her statement that young children who spend their early years in daycare are more emotionally secure than those that stay at home with a parent is her:
a. hypothesis.
b. assumption.
c. theory.
d. operational definition.
Question 5Which of the following is a reason why men have a lower life expectancy than women?
a. Men are more likely to die from cancer related to their testicles.
b. Men are more likely to use and abuse alcohol, suffer accidents, and engage in dangerous habits or activities.
c. Men have lower rates of fatal accidents.
d. Men are usually too poor and too proud to ask for help.
e. Surveys show that men hate doctors.
Question 6_________ are characteristics that vary across individuals or groups.
a. Variables
b. Differentials
c. Probabilities
d. Generalizations
Question 7What is the outcome of most birth disorders which are tested for today?
a. They can be corrected.
b. The question raised is How can we fix it?
c. The question raised is Should this pregnancy continue?
d. The question raised is How can we care for the special newborn?
e. Nothing can be done once the disorder is diagnosed.
Question 8The research process usually follows which order?
a. stating the problem, gathering the data, finding patterns, generating theory
b. gathering data, finding patterns, stating the problem, generating theory
c. finding patterns, stating the problem, generating theory, gathering data
d. gathering data, generating theory, finding patterns, stating the problem
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