Sixteen-year-old james thought he was well-prepared to take his driver's test; however, he was surprised to learn that he failed the written test and did not receive his license. rather than reviewing the areas of the test where he did not do so well, james blamed his father for not coaxing him to put more time into studying for the test. james' behavior could be considered an example of

Agroup of anthropologists from the future want to study the culture and society of the twenty-first century. they cannot find any written documentation of this time period, so they must conduct an archaeological excavation.identify the artifacts, features, and ecofacts they will find during their fieldwork. what will these items tell the anthropologists about our culture and society?

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.

Janette goes into an electronics superstore to buy a new computer. the salesperson works with her to find the right model, and she agrees to buy a new computer for $500 and a floor-model 18-inch monitor for $100. just when she is ready to pay, the salesperson walks away for a minute and then comes back to inform her that the monitor she was ready to purchase can't be sold for < $125. she agrees to the extra $25 even though they had initially agreed on the $100 selling price. janette has fallen for the technique of gaining compliance.