Exam 7: Variables and the Structure of Research

The capacity for a list of attributes to provide one and only one option for each respondent is called:

A variable that changes as a result of a change in another variable is called a(n):

The hypothesis, ""There is no correlation between regular church attendance and juvenile delinquency"" is a(n):

A statement that predicts how a change in one or more variables will cause a change in another variable is called a(n):

Which of the following list of attributes for the variable age would be both mutually exclusive and exhaustive?

A predictive statement that alleges a plausible connection between two or more variables is called a(n):

The research question, ""Why are juvenile delinquents so difficult to deal with?"" is not a good research question because:

The hypothesis, ""Female police officers are less likely than male police officers to conduct searches at night,"" is a(n):

The capacity for a list of attributes to contain all reasonably possible levels of a variable is referred to as:

The intervening variable in the hypothesis ""Inmates who successfully complete a degree in prison are less likely to recidivate, unless they are released to the same social environment where they lived prior to their incarceration,"" is:

A set of attributes for a variable that reasonably all possible responses is said to be:

The hypothesis, ""Educational achievement is not related to drug experimentation among adolescents,"" is a(n):

The dependent variable in the hypothesis ""Young, male African-American motorists are more likely to be searched by a police officer during a stop,"" is:

The research question, ""Are inmates who accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior less likely to recidivate?"" is not a good research question because:

The hypothesis, ""African-American motorists are more likely to be searched than Caucasian motorist when stopped for routine traffic violations,"" is a(n):

The hypothesis, ""Mandatory exercise programs reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease among career police officers,"" is a(n):

A statement that alleges no plausible connection between two or more variable is called a(n):

Any characteristic of an individual, group, or social phenomenon that changes is called a(n):

The independent variable in the hypothesis ""Police officers who pursue hobbies unrelated to their profession are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease,"" is:

The hypothesis, ""Cognitive intervention programs reduce recidivism among paroles,"" is a(n):