A ________ study is one in which the same people are studied over an extended period of time.
A. prevalence
B. cross-sectional
C. longitudinal
D. transversal
Answer: C
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The lowering of the average age of puberty with each generation is known as a ______.
A. generational shift B. pubertal shift C. secular trend D. puberty adjustment
Even when an astrological description contains a mixture of good and bad traits, it may seem accurate because the person remembers or notices the parts of the description that confirms his or her expectations and forgets the rest. This illustrates
a. the Barnum Effect. b. the confirmation bias. c. the astrologer's dilemma. d. uncritical acceptance.
The evolution of male and female psychologies and their mating choices may have produced all of the following misconceptions except
a. males and females are intentionally and coldly conscious when making mating decisions. b. given that the sexes have evolved different psychologies, these sex differences are natural and should be promoted in society today. c. the only purpose of sex is reproduction. d. humans are not victims of our genes or evolutionary past.
Chandra believes that her astrological sign, Libra, provides a guide for her daily and weekly actions
She reads her horoscope every morning without fail, and even has an astrology application on her cell phone that regularly gives her "advice" on what to do as the day goes on. She tells her friends that the advice is always right, and the only time it makes a mistake is when she fails to do as it says. When they say it doesn't work for them, she says, "That is because you don't really believe in astrology!" Because Chandra's beliefs are not truly open to being tested, they would be an example of a(n) _____ claim. A) metaphysical Correct. Metaphysical claims are those that are not directly testable and, by extension, not disprovable. B) psychophysiological C) religious D) "Occam's" Incorrect. This answer confuses metaphysics with the philosophical precept of Occam's Razor. The latter suggests that the simplest explanation for an event is usually the correct explanation.