Martin, a psychology researcher, wants to study the behavioral pattern of a particular individual who has a rare psychological disorder. Which of the following research designs should he ideally choose to fulfill this purpose?
A. A correlational study
B. An ethnographic study
C. A case study
D. An experiment
Answer: C
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Studies (Stoneman et al., 1986; McHale et al., 2001) showed that siblings differing in gender exert some gender socialization effects on each other. Which of the following did researchers find?
a. Girls and boys with an older sister engage in more masculine play activities. b. Older girls with younger brothers show more traditional gender role attitudes than girls with younger sisters. c. Girls and boys with an older brother engage in more masculine play activities. d. Older boys with younger sisters have more traditional gender role attitudes than boys with younger brothers.
Coleman thought he was really good at math. His parents always said so, and so did his kindergarten teacher. But now that he was in first grade, Coleman, using __________, noticed that other first-graders were moving further along the math achievement chart than he was.
A. self-esteem B. social comparison C. a fixed mindset D. emotional display rules
Kohut thinks that the nuclear self is based:
a. only on interactions with the father b. only on interactions with the mother c. on interactions with both the mother and father d. primarily on the child's interactions with his or her teachers
The overly restrictive use of words, common among children just mastering spoken language, is called
a. telegraphic speech. c. overextension. b. underextension. d. holophrases.