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HudsonKB16

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To ensure that a selected sample is a representative one, researchers who conduct large-scale surveys typically use some type of
 
  a. experimental paradigm.
  b. probability sampling.
  c. small sample.
  d. inferential statistical test.

Question 2

Rai and Fiske (2010) have noted that in cultural research, naturalistic observation may be more useful than interviewing or surveying people because
 
  a. even native speakers of a language have trouble interviewing different people from their own culture.
  b. there are fewer ethical issues in studying private behaviors of people in other cultures.
  c. in some cultures, people may find some questions about their behaviors offensive, so observational research can reduce this problem.
  d. universalistic research is easier to conduct using observational methods than particularistic research is.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

C



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