Michael is always complaining of a long list of aches, pains, and other symptoms. He focuses on slight changes in his heartbeat, is convinced he always has a fever, and frequently sees a physician. What is Michael's most likely diagnosis?
a) fugue
b) conversion disorder
c) somatization disorder
d) Munchausen syndrome
c
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Ada is participating in a replication of the longitudinal study by Tomlinson-Keasey and colleagues in which she is given the same five concrete-operational tasks at five different ages. If Ada is similar to the other children who participated in this study, we can expect that she will __________.
A. get gradually better with age at some tasks but not others B. show a dramatic gain in task performance between ages 7 and 8 on all tasks C. show gradual gains across age on all tasks between 6 and 9 years of age D. show performance that is quite similar across tasks at each age, indicating that a single underlying ability was changing with age
A researcher compares preexisting groups of individuals in which type of study?
a. between-subjects experiment b. within-subjects experiment c. nonequivalent group design d. pre-post design
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Carmen entered the first grade when she was still five years old, and she did not turn six until December. Roxanne turned six the summer before the first grade started. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Carmen will progress more slowly than Roxanne in reading and math. b. Carmen and Roxanne will make similar magnitudes of gains in reading and math. c. Carmen will progress more slowly than Roxanne in reading, but they will show similar gains in math. d. Carmen will gain less than if she had been placed in kindergarten instead of first grade.