Reflect on the Are You Equipped Now at the end of the chapter. It may be such that participants wanted so strongly for this new treatment to work that they experienced pain relief

If this did indeed occur, which of the following was a threat to internal validity?

a. placebo effect
b. demand characteristics
c. selection
d. maturation

A

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The __________ of public opinion means the proportion of the population that holds a particular view

a. distribution b. intensity c. level d. margin

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If you were a Flemish-speaking Catholic political entrepreneur interested in mobilizing a minimal winning coalition (consisting of at least 50% of the population), which group would you try to politicize in society B?



A. French speakers
B. Flemish speakers
C. Protestants
D. Catholics

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