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What was described in the notes/lecture as a  major event in 1991 ushered in a new era of world politics?

In a factorial design, a Main Effect is the effect of the

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Why should Anton NOT interrogate the internal validity of the study?

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Dr. Paul is concerned about a fence-sitting response set when he conducts his survey. Which of the following might you recommend to decrease fence sitting?

For his research methods class project, Hiro is studying the effect of pet ownership on stress levels. Although a lot of research has been done on dog and cat owners, not much is known about other pets.  As a result, Hiro decides to study bird owners. Which of the following would demonstrate a snowball sampling technique?

Julian creates a survey asking participants first to report how happy they are in their marriage and then second to report how happy they are in their life. His advisor, Dr. Fuentes, recommends that he create a second version of the survey that reverses the order of these questions. Why is Julian’s advisor recommending this?

Who is the current (as of the notes, I know things changed a little in the last week) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? 

Dr. Ewell, a developmental psychologist, is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs.  Dr. Ewell is concerned that the children will engage in more sharing behavior simply because they realize someone is watching them.  He is concerned about: