The greatest weakness of a cross-sectional study is
a. that it requires much time and is expensive.
b. that there is significant participant loss.
c. that it cannot assess change in one person over time.
d. that it does not focus on a single topic of development.
C
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The reliance of many social psychology studies on college student participants poses a threat to
a. internal validity. b. external validity. c. mundane realism. d. experimental realism.
________ refers to the systematic study of individual differences in personality using methods such as psychopharmacology and neuroimaging techniques
a) Nomothetic investigations b) Personology c) Behavioral genetics d) Personality neuroscience
Monte has been involved in repeated acts of violence and violent crimes, which makes him much more likely to
A. drop out of school. B. turn himself around with little need for intervention. C. experience clinical levels of depression. D. be dissatisfied with his body image.
Studies have shown that it is best to present both sides of an argument if:
a. one is addressing an intelligent audience b. the audience has a firm position on an issue c. the audience will hear the other side from someone else d. both a and c e. all of the above