A woman has been a participant in an ongoing study of intelligence for the past twenty years. Every few years, a researcher tests her intelligence and asks her questions about her achievements
The woman is involved in a study that is using a ________ research design.
a. cross-sectional
b. chronological
c. lifespan
d. longitudinal
Answer: d. longitudinal
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Several clinicians look at the TAT results of a hospitalized patient. The patient described the characters on a card as not speaking to each other. One clinician says this means the patient has a lot of unresolved anger. Another says it means the patient has a lot of social anxiety. A third says he thinks it means the patient is uninterested in people and prefers to be alone. This demonstrates the following problem with the TAT: __________.
A. scoring and interpretation is very subjective B. the pictures on the cards are new and updated C. the amount of time it takes to score and interpret it D. the lack of training of clinicians on using it
For many children, fear of school is really a fear of what?
a. having a difficult time socializing b. being afraid of the teacher c. worrying about test taking d. leaving your parents
Anosognosia can have serious consequences because
A. it affects more than 50 percent of stroke victims. B. the patient cannot be made aware of the condition. C. it can lead to irreversible hemineglect. D. the patient may not cooperate with treatment.
The _____ theory explains hearing in terms of hair cells
vibrating the same number of times per second as the sounds, whereas, the _____ theory explains hearing in terms of a particular pitch and where it vibrates most along the basilar membrane. a) frequency; opponent-process b) frequency; place c) top-down; opponent-process d) place; frequency