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The calf is essentially a non-ruminant at birth. What allows ingested milk to bypass the rumen?

Troy recently created a new measure of racial identity. To test for reliability, he placed five questions at the beginning of his survey. As people continued to fill out the survey, they filled out questions that measured TV use, aggression, IQ, and social media use. At the end of his survey, he had the other five questions from his racial identity scale. According to lecture, which assessment of reliability did Troy use?

Susie was creating an operational definition to measure media violence. However, she didn’t include hitting as part of her operational definition, which is something you think should be included. Which aspect of internal validity does this critique address?

Which of the following best describes a communication audit?

Measuring the temperature in Celsius would be an example of what level of measurement?

Vinnie was running a focus group. During the discussion, two people seemed less willing to share their opinions about their experiences with the police on campus. While most people praised the police, these two individuals said they had felt harassed by the police.  However, Vinnie didn’t really probe these individuals about their experience as he didn’t see if fitting in with what most people were saying in the focus group. According to lecture, which of the common problems faced by moderators is this an example of? 

Researchers at Disney World recently wanted to assess which rides their visitors liked in the park. The goal was to determine which rides might need to be replaced because of low interest. For their measure, they asked respondents to rank order their favorite rides at the theme park. Based on lecture, what level of measurement is being used here?

Which of the following is an example of something measured at the interval level?

In class, we discussed several problems researchers face when developing research questions. Which of the problems applies to the following question: Should parents stop vaccinating their kids?  

Match the enzyme to the corresponding reaction in cellular glucose metabolism.