At the beginning of the semester, a researcher identifies two groups of college students in a mathematics class: a group who regularly drinks more than 5 alcoholic drinks at one time and a group who never drinks more than 5 alcoholic drinks at one time. She then measures their school performance on the final exam. What type of study is this?Case-control studyRandomized clinical trial-Cohort study

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u. s.? what did w. e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u. s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?

What statement about risks in social and behavioral sciences research is most accurate: anonymizing data effectively manages the risk of creating emotional distress. risks are specific to time, situation, and culture. there are never any risks. if a study offers potential benefits, it is not necessary to minimize risks.

Nami conducts an investigation on plants. she places a grow light on a timer to give the plants different amounts of light to see if this would affect their growth. in this investigation, the amount of light is the .