What type of design collects data on a sample of people of different ages on a single occasion?
a. survey method
b. longitudinal method
c. cross-sectional method
d. correlational method
Answer: C
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A. The diagnosis would become a label that would stick with Sherolyn. B. The diagnosis would not provide information on current functioning. C. The diagnosis would not provide enough information for treatment. D. The diagnosis would be a temporary measure that would not identify maladaptive behaviors.
Cross-cultural research looking at performance on a difficult letter-unscrambling task indicates that a. Asian-American students worked harder than the European-American students if they were first asked tothink about their mothers
b. Asian-American students worked harder than the European-American students if they were first asked tothink about themselves. c. Asian-American and European-American worked equally hard if they were first asked to think about theirmothers. d. European-American students worked harder than the Asian-American students if they were first asked tothink about their mothers.
Which of the following behavioral changes best illustrates the process of learning?
a. ?Evan, age 2 months, just started to smile at his parents. b. ?Daniel, age 36, sees an attractive woman, which causes his pupils to dilate. c. ?Claire, age 8, practices treading water so that she will be allowed to swim in her grandmother’s swimming pool. d. ?Nathan, age 11, quickly withdrawals his hand from the hot oven as the heat begins to burn his skin.
Which of the following correctly pairs a problem-solving stage with a process under Basadur's model?
A. Problem Formulation: Fact Finding B. Solution Implementation: Idea Finding C. Problem Generation: Evaluation and Selection D. Problem Solving: Planning