To study the effects of child-rearing styles in children, a researcher matches a group of 10 children raised using one parenting style a group of 10 similar children who have been raised using a different parenting style. All children chosen have similar characteristics, including age, sex, and race. This study design is an example of a(n):

What will be an ideal response?


quasi-experimental study.

Psychology

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a. defensive coping b. self-indulgence c. positive illusions d. giving up

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Wundt's system is most accurately called ____.?

a. ?structural psychology b. ?experimental psychology c. ?physiological psychology d. ?psychophysics e. ?reductionism

Psychology

The production of sperm is triggered by the ____, which stimulates the ____.

A. hypothalamus; pituitary gland B. pituitary gland; hypothalamus C. testes; hypothalamus D. testes; pituitary gland

Psychology

It is possible to find a large effect that is not statistically significant because

a. There were too few subjects in the study b. The researchers used a within-subjects design c. The researchers used an enormous number of subjects d. The researchers used a between-groups study

Psychology