Dr. Smith has conducted an extensive literature review, but cannot find an established survey that pertains to her research question. She decides to create her own survey. Prior to conducting her research project, she should
a) conduct pilot testing of her survey
b) observe participants in a natural setting.
c) conduct time sampling.
d) run a correlational analysis.
A
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a. school learning b. reading and writing scores c. time spent in afterschool academic activities d. mathematics scores
In the past, and in many developing countries today, men have been responsible for ____, whereas women have been responsible for ____
a. hunting, fishing, and caring for domestic animals; caring for young children, tending the crops, and running the household b. caring for young children, tending the crops, and running the household; hunting, fishing, and caring for domestic animals c. food preparation, seeding the fields, and gathering wild edibles; fighting off animal and human attackers d. nursing children, tending to the elderly, and caring for children; clearing the forest, gathering wild edibles, and teaching boys how to hunt
Research has found that adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they grow older. This shift seems to be caused by a delay in the nightly release of
A. melatonin. B. epinephrine. C. vasopressin. D. serotonin.
Which of the following evidence does not support the theory that animals have language?
A. some songbirds have local dialects like humans do B. chimps taught sign language, signed with each other when humans were not present C. Nim Chimpsky signed only when he wanted something D. an orangutan was able to generalize a learned term to other examples