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Question 61

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Professor Stetson would like to examine whether children who are high math achievers have better memories than do low math achievers. Her research should utilize

A) a clinical interview.
B) a laboratory experiment.
C) a correlational design.
D) random assignment.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which statement about the study on the development of popularity discussed in the text is true?

A) The microgenetic design allowed for conclusions to be made about age-related changes in popularity.
B) The cross-sectional design allowed for age-related differences among children in popularity to be examined.
C) The longitudinal design allowed for the investigation of how changes in popularity occur.
D) The longitudinal design allowed for the stability of individual differences to be examined.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 63

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What is the biochemical process that reduces expression of a variety of genes and is involved in regulating reactions to stress?

Considering the research on preschoolers' ability to provide accurate testimony about past events, which piece of advice would be the MOST important for an interviewer to be told prior to interviewing a young child?

The internal validity of a measure involves the extent to which

The possibility that the correlation between two variables may actually be the result of an additional unspecified attribute is referred to as the _____ problem.

Variables A and B are positively correlated, indicating that as the level of A _____, the level of B _____.

Which statement does NOT express a benefit of structured observation?

The text describes a study examining the link between sleeping with a nightlight in infancy and later developing nearsightedness. This study exhibited which type of problem?

Who bears the GREATEST responsibility for ensuring that children are unharmed when participating in psychological research?

Who did NOT propose a stage theory related to child development?

According to the text, which is NOT an aspect related to child development that has been influenced by Darwin's work on evolution?

The study of stable changes in gene expression that are mediated by the environment is referred to as

Which item is a potential source of internal invalidity?

A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of millimetres of daily rainfall and the number of children who use the neighbourhood playgrounds each day. If the committee were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which type of problem would MOST likely be occurring?

In which data-gathering method do researchers try to remain unobtrusive?

Which statement qualifies as a hypothesis?

Which expression is MOST likely to represent the correlation between age of child and reading speed among children who are able to read?

Which activity is NOT a core component of effortful attention?

To examine the effect of empathy training on teenagers' bullying behaviours, a researcher splits a group of high school students into two groups through random assignment. Group A is shown a movie about an interesting science experiment, and group B is shown a movie about students being harmed by bullies. Group A would be the _____ group, and group B would be the _____ group.