Mead (1978) describes prefigurative cultures as a culture that is changing so rapidly that young people may be the ones to teach adults
a) True
b) False
a
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Hen the incidence of a condition called "Morgellons"
Wseemed to be increasing, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conducted research that found no evidence of such infections actually taking place. Soon after, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota conducted similar research and obtained nearly identical findings. As it turned out, most people who thought they had Morgellons had very simple skin conditions, or no condition at all. The repetition of the CDC's research that was used to support the findings is crucial to critical thinking, in a principle called A) ruling out rival hypotheses. B) correlation versus causation. C) replicability. D) Occam's Razor.
Bernice is planning to conduct a cross-sectional study for her dissertation. Which of the following is a limitation that she and her advisor discuss before she begins to collect her data?
a. Subjects are likely to drop out of the study. b. It tends to be more time-consuming than longitudinal research. c. Differences may be due to cohort differences. d. Because of a rigorous peer-review process, cross-sectional studies are unlikely to be accepted for publication.
If a person carries out a behavior to receive an outcome that is separate from the person, this is known as
a. intrinsic motivation. b. extrinsic motivation. c. drive-reduction motivation. d. instinctual motivation.
Which statement about tailoring disciplinary strategies is true?
A. With fearless, impulsive children, gentle discipline is most effective. B. Children who are very low in anxiety are unlikely to feel discomfort when parents express disapproval. C. Power assertions are sufficient to produce guilt reactions in anxious, inhibited preschoolers. D. When induction is ineffective, power assertions usually work well.