In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

A. longitudinal research
B. cross-sectional research
C. adaptive clinical research
D. correlational research


Answer: A

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a. ?changed membership requirements to increase the number of applied psychologists b. ?changed membership requirements to decrease the number of applied psychologists c. ?made the APA an "official" scientific organization (distinct from philosophy) d. ?created the first wartime commission e. ?officially declared Behaviorism as the "only psychology"

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According to Virginia Satir, a developer of family therapy approaches,

a. family therapy does not help individual members, but rather the family group. b. the family therapist may play many roles, including influence agent, mediator, and referee. c. most family therapists assume that the problems brought into therapy are caused by dispositional aspects of individuals. d. the family therapist is not really concerned with dissolving dysfunctional structural elements within families.

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The __________ consists of three structures:

__________, __________, and __________. a. limbic system; the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland b. brain stem; the medulla, the pons, the midbrain c. endocrine system; the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the target cells d. cerebellum; the parietal lobe, the brain stem, the basal ganglia e. amygdala; the occipital lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe

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A common phrase such as "barking up the wrong tree" would pose difficulty for someone with damage to __________.

A. Wernicke's area B. the right hemisphere C. Broca's area D. the posterior language area

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