In class Dr. Heyman discussed research in which children in day care were compared with children on wait lists to be in day care as an example of _______.
a. the problem of research methodologies becoming out of date before a study has been completed
b. the problem of generalizing experimental results to natural settings
c. the problem of children responding to try to please an experimenter
d. a quasi-experimental study
Ans: d. a quasi-experimental study
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a. It has shown higher rates for boys than girls across different countries. b. It has found similar treatments utilized across the various countries that have been studied. c. It has shown that two of the most common side effects of medication are weight gain and stuttering. d. It has found that less than half of children diagnosed with this disorder in the United States receive medication.
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