The major problem with biographical studies is that they ________
a. don't track long-term changes among individuals in the study
b. don't distinguish age differences from cohort differences
c. are less trustworthy than either cross-sectional or longitudinal studies
d. take longer to run than longitudinal studies
Answer: c
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A. main effect of residence location (on campus or off campus) B. main effect of the participant variable C. main effect of the quasi-independent variable D. interaction of main effects
J. B. Rhine tried to study ESP objectively. Many of his experiments made use of objects with five symbols printed on them (square, star, circle, wavy lines, and plus sign). These objects used in Rhine's experiments were
a. Rubrik's cubes. b. Rorschach cards. c. Zener cards. d. Geller's dice.
In Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model,
a. the child chooses a strategy from multiple strategies that are available. b. whatever strategy is best will be selected every time. c. forgetting can occur from any type of memory system. d. the maturing child systematically applies more advanced strategies.
A __________ attribution looks at __________ factors, while a __________ attribution looks at __________ factors
a. situational; external : dispositional; internal b. biased; influenced : unbiased; genuine c. dispositional; external : situational; internal d. biased: genuine : unbiased; influenced