Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers' body images. he is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. tyson is conducting which research method?
a. field research
b. surveys
c. experiments
d. secondary data analysis

Which description best describes florida's legislative branch of government? a) this branch is divided into two houses and is responsible for creating state laws. b) this branch is responsible for collecting taxes and budgeting government expenses. c) this branch is made up of cabinets to carry out laws and is led by the governor. d) this branch is responsible for protecting citizens' rights and liberties and interpreting laws.

What are the three criteria necessary to qualify for special education services under the individuals with disabilities education act category of intellectual disabilities? an intellectual functioning of 70 or more on a standardized iq test significant difficulty with tasks of everyday living (adaptive behavior) subaverage intellectual function (2 or more sd below the mean on a standardized iq test) impaired intellectual performance due to a traumatic brain injury deficits in intellectual functioning occur during the developmental period to distinguish id from other disabilities

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject.a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher.wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners.acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.