A researcher tests the hypothesis that weight gain among college freshman is greatest for very impulsive students. To test this hypothesis, he records impulsivity and weight in a sample of high school seniors, and again records these measures in the same sample after these students finish their freshman year of college. What type of developmental research design is described in this example?
A. case study design
B. longitudinal design
C. cross-sectional design
D. cohort-sequential design
Answer: B
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a. outcome expectations b. self-efficacy c. interests d. choice goals
Which of these statements are correct?
a. Self-perception explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance. b. Dissonance explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance. c. Self-perception explains attitude change; dissonance does not. d. Hypocrisy explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance.
Overall, which way do American political attitudes lean?
A) very conservative B) moderately conservative C) moderately liberal D) very liberal
Which of the following is a major case that bears on the insanity defense?
a. the 1975 O'Connor v. Donaldson case c. the 1976 Tarasoff ruling b. the 1982 Youngberg v. Romeo case d. the 1954 Durham v. United States case