A regression-discontinuity design is particularly attractive when ____
a. the researcher is evaluating a program that has already begun
b. the unit of study is a community rather than an individual
c. it is important that those who most need the treatment receive it
d. there are concerns about selection-maturation effects
c
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The myelin that covers some axons serves what function? a. It speeds up transmission along the axon
b. It provides warmth to the axon. c. It keeps the action potential flowing in the correct direction. d. It synthesizes neurotransmitters.
Social cognitive theorists, such as Albert Bandura, suggest that
a. children do not learn by use of such principles as reinforcement and punishment. b. children do not learn unless they are given hands-on practice with what is to be learned. c. children learn much of what they learn through observation of others. d. parents are the sole determiners of the attitudes their children will hold.
If a research team is going to Chicago to conduct a study on latent learning, they would be most interested in interviewing a ____.?
a. ?taxi driver who can give directions to a location he’s never visited b. ?street performer who learned to play guitar by watching others c. ?homeless woman who believes she has no control over the outcomes of her life d. ?teacher who has her first grade students solve problems in groups
Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classic experiments at Yale University in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to__________
A) obedience to authority B) propinquity C) recency D) primacy E) Select