What is meant by "correcting for prematurity"? Why is this an important methodological
issue?
What will be an ideal response?
Because the preterm infant was born weeks or months early, it is not fair to compare
their performance on a task directly with a full term infant of the same age. That is, it is
not fair to compare the performance of a newborn preterm infant with a newborn
full-term counterpart; rather, the researcher should not assess the preterm until they
reach their hypothetical 40 week gestational age. Thus, an infant that is born at an
estimated 30 weeks gestational age should not be directly compared to a healthy
full-term infant for at least 10 weeks. If one does not correct for prematurity, then it is
likely the results of the study could not be published.
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A decrease in overall job performance among a work team is least likely to occur in which scenario?
a. Daphne isn't quite sure what her role in the group is. b. Fred must play both an instrumental and an expressive role in the group. c. Velma's role in the group seems to be constantly changing. d. Shaggy assumes a clearly defined instrumental role in the group.
Ernest has collected and examined his research data, and now has a set of general principles that he believes accounts for the acquisition of personality traits. Ernest has formed a(n) ____ of personality.?
a. ?theory b. ?operational definition c. ?experimental design d. ?opinion
Researchers found that if the mothers of monozygotic twins were more negative toward one of their twins, that twin
became more antisocial than the co-twin. became less antisocial than the co-twin. grew more slowly than the co-twin. needed more medical care than the co-twin.
Regina and Cassie adopted Chelsea from an orphanage in Argentina. Three years after her adoption, Chelsea displays abnormally low cortisol. This is a sign of __________
A) impaired capacity to manage stress B) cognitive catch-up C) a serious intellectual deficit D) delayed physical growth