Suppose you are conducting research at a nursing home populated by older adults. About two-thirds of these adults complain that they suffer from sleep problems
Generalizing from research presented in the text, you should conclude that the proportion of adults in this facility with sleep problems is:
a. much higher than you would expect
b. slightly higher than you would expect
c. about the same as you would expect
d. somewhat lower than you would expect
c
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To study possible repressed memories, psychologists examined 16 children who had witnessed the murder of one of their parents. What were the results? a. All of the children remembered the experience
b. Most had repressed the experience, but could recall it with therapeutic help. c. All had repressed the experience, but could recall it with therapeutic help. d. All had repressed the experience, and nothing could help them recall it.
Jorge's parents are of low SES. Given this, what can we infer about his language development?
a. If he speaks two languages, his parents' natal language will be the stronger one for him. b. His vocabulary development will likely lag behind that of his peers who have higher SES. c. He likely will have larger vocabularies and will use more complex grammar than middle-class children. d. He will likely not acquire new words regularly.
Jaylssa is the youngest of her siblings. How might her participation in dangerous sports vary from her siblings?
What will be an ideal response?
Outbursts of crying and anger are fairly __________ in the early years of life; by middle childhood the frequency of such emotions has __________.
A. universal; grown exponentially B. unusual; disappeared C. rare; increased substantially D. frequent; declined substantially