Quite obviously, Tropp and Pettigrew use intergroup prejudice as their
_________________ variable.
a. intervening
b. spuriosity
c. factorial
d. dependent
e. independent
Question 2Putnam's findings clearly include a _____________ correlation between ethnocentric trust (trusting members of one's own race) and neighborhood (census tract) homogeneity.
a. strong negative
b. weak negative
c. strong positive
d. weak positive
e. near zero
Question 3Many people have trouble understanding the concept of __________ progression that is implicit in the search procedure as a folder passes through successive intermediaries.
a. harmonic
b. mathematical
c. logarithmic
d. geometric
Question 4Regarding successes in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic, all but which of the following are true?
a. Infection rates are down.
b. The number of infected persons receiving treatment has increased.
c. Death rates are down.
d. The number of infected persons living longer has increased.
e. Generalized epidemics within nations have all but disappeared.
Question 5In Milgram's post-Kansas study (his first study), an average of just _____ percent of the letters reached their targets.
a. 5
b. 15
c. 30
d. 45
e. 60
Question 6Cows that are allowed to wander in urban areas are almost always treated with kindness and respect if they stray onto a shopkeepers property.
a. true
b. false
Question 7Weinstein's research leads him to conclude that qualitative methods have no place in serious social research, regardless of the topic being studied.
a. true
b. false