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savannahhooper

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Which is NOT a major shortcoming of self-reports?
 
  a. Standardizing the self-report measure results in difficulty in comparing the responses of two different individuals who have completed the self-report.
  b. Respondents may give socially desirable answers so the researchers think more positively of them.
  c. These types of reports are difficult to use with very young children.
  d. Language abilities between people of different ages can make interpretation of results difficult.

Question 2

The major goal behind random sampling is to ensure that the
 
  a. data is falsifiable.
  b. sample is representative of the population.
  c. project will not be costly.
  d. population is large.


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princessflame2016

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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