Minority groups in the united states have, on average, significantly lower net worth than white americans, even when the two have similar education, income, and occupations. sociologists attribute the wealth gap largely to housing policies that exclude minority individuals from home ownership. this is an example of discrimination. a. illegal
b. intentional
c. past-in-present
d. mean-spirited

Micah is studying child behavior in playgrounds throughout the world. he wants to see how the children react when teachers select the same child to be the first to use each piece of equipment. which approach is micah is using?

The primary purpose of a certificate of confidentiality is to: allow law enforcement to investigate abuse cases. protect researchers from disclosing conflicts of interest. prevent subjects from knowing the purpose of a study. protect identifiable research information from compelled disclosure.

Acriterion for waiving informed consent is that, when appropriate, subjects are provided additional pertinent information after the study. in which of the following studies would it not be appropriate to provide subjects with information about missing elements of consent: a study in which researchers told students that they would be given a quiz after reading some study materials when the researchers did not intend to use a quiz, but were attempting to focus subjects’ attention on the material. a study in which subjects were told that they performed in the third quartile on an anagram task when in reality students were randomly assigned scores that were not related to their actual performance. a study in which subjects were assigned to study activities based on an undesirable or unflattering physical characteristic as assessed by members of the research team. a study involving decision-making games in which subjects were led to believe that they were interacting with another student in another room, but were actually interacting with a computer programmed to provide consistent responses to all subjects.