What is a prospective research design?

What will be an ideal response?


The prospective research design has a stronger though logistically more costly and difficult strategy. Also known as a longitudinal design, it is a study in which research participants are evaluated from day one of the research project on certain variables and then tracked across a fixed time period from baseline.

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In which of the following scenarios is Roxie, the dog, most likely to rapidly learn to associate a conditioned stimulus with food?

a. ?When Roxie’s owner gets home from work, sometimes she gives Roxie a food treat right away; other times, they go for a short walk before Roxie is given the treat. b. ?During the week, Roxie gets treats for not scratching the furniture; during the weekend, she gets treats for performing complex tricks. c. ?Roxie’s owner has two sons: The older son teaches Roxie tricks and sometimes rewards her with a treat; the younger son likes to play fetch with Roxie. d. ?Each morning, Roxie’s owner opens the squeaky kitchen cupboard, pours dog food into a bowl, and immediately puts the bowl of food on the floor for Roxie to eat.

Psychology

The motor cortex is located in the _________ lobes

a. frontal c. temporal b. parietal d. occipital

Psychology

Erik Erikson believed that the overall task of the individual is to acquire a:

A) balance among the three aspects of the personality. B) positive ego identity. C) resistance to the negative effects of culture. D) self-actualizing career.

Psychology

The process of divorcing sets into motion several events that both parents and children find stressful according to the

A) compounding divorce theory. B) divorce-stress-adjustment perspective. C) deindividuation model. D) stress-diathesis theory.

Psychology