Constance, a sociologist, found a piece of research performed by ...

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Constance, a sociologist, found a piece of research performed by another sociologist intriguing. It looked at the impact of learning new activities on the aging process.
 
  When she read the results,which were reported in a journal she read, she saw that the number of people studied had been very small. But the report itself was well written and enthusiastic. Much as Constance was excited by the findings, she wondered if bias might have affected them. Things looked just a little bit too good. The way to check this would be to _____ the study. a. demand that the author defend
  b. denounce
  c. replicate
  d. ask colleagues about

Question 2

As she was walking through the park, Consuelawas struck by the sounds of two improvising musicians. They were standing on the grass near some benches, one playing a guitar and the other a flute, and Consuela stopped to listen to them.
 
  Half a dozen other people also stopped. The people listening to the musicians made up a(n) a. category.
  b. aggregate.
  c. social network.
  d. secondary group.

[Ashley I]

Answer to Question 1

c. replicate

Answer to Question 2

b. aggregate.