Which of the following restricts the scientific community's ability to provide a precise and plausible account of developmental change?
a. cross-sectional methods in which investigators examine differences in performance across age groups
b. emphasis on Piaget's theory
c. unresolved arguments about the origins of knowledge
d. none of the above
A
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a. behavioral dieting program. b. metabolism motivation program. c. modification of cognitive habitual processes. d. self-esteem based dieting strategy.
Abscissa is to ordinate as
a. vertical axis is to horizontal axis. b. horizontal axis is to vertical axis. c. measure of central tendency is to frequency distribution. d. frequency distribution is to measure of central tendency.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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