After being appointed and serving for a short period of time, the newly appointed judge in a merit selection system must run in a ____ election in order to remain on the bench.

Dr. Gomez completed her study investigating the effect of stress on consumption of carbohydrates and, based on her analysis of the data, concluded that increasing a person's stress level leads to an increase consumption of carbohydrates

a. statistical significance. b. demand characteristics. c. treatment diffusion. d. statistical conclusion validity.

Groups like the “Occupy” movement and Tea Party have galvanized sizable segments of society and will likely inspire other groups because

a. organizers of social movements quickly imitate successful innovations, and each new group can draw on the experience of its predecessors. b. they were able to circumvent the law without any repercussions. c. they merely relied on selective incentives, not moral arguments, for its success. d. it was such an elaborate failure that the other organizations could easily see what actions to avoid.