The grade point average (GPA) of students
participating in an experiment on academic achievement rose over the course of the academic year. The students worked harder to do better in school because they knew that they were being studied. This is an example of :
a. Selection Effect b. The Hawthorne Effect c. Central Tendency d. Parsimony
Question 2__________ is a form of social research in which researchers break social norms to expose agreements underlying the norms
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Question 3As we interact with others, we follow conventions such as treating our friends and grandmothers differently. These conventions become the way things are, or social __________.
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Question 4According to Goffman's concept of __________, social life is like a stage play, and we change our behaviors according to the characters on stage at the moment.
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Question 5Yoshimi goes to the mall to ask shoppers about their views on the issue of abortion. Yoshimi is questioning anybody that will stop to talk to her. As such, this is an example of a(n):
a. Random Sample
b. Sample of Convenience
c. Oversample
d. Population
Question 6The definition of society emphasizes both large-scale structures and individuals' interaction with others; these illustrate the __________ and __________ levels of sociological analysis.
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