Dr. Klein wants to investigate the long-term effects of antidepressants in children. To do so, she randomly selects a group of subjects and follows them across five years. What type of study is this?
a. naturalistic c. cross-sectional
b. cross-sequential d. longitudinal
D
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A. imprinting B. operant conditioning C. spontaneous learning D. classical conditioning
Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that it ________
a. has strict criteria needed for making a diagnosis and has reduced the number of people who can be labeled with a disorder. b. is too resistant to change and too reluctant to add new diagnostic categories, even though today's concerns are far different from those from 1952. c. relies too much on empirical evidence and research findings rather than focusing on the person who is at the heart of the diagnostic process. d. is not called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and a Whole Bunch of Everyday Problems," yet the compilers keep adding everyday problems!
Risk for hyperthermia is increased when a
A. person has immune system problems. B. woman is approaching menopause. C. person has a low thyroid condition. D. person is using antibiotics.
Which of the following is the best example of scaffolding?
a. Marco decides not to ask his son for help, because he knows his son does not have much patience. b. Linda makes her son, Paul, go to bed early because Paul swore at school. c. Roberto buys his daughter ice cream when she rides her two-wheel bike successfully. d. Aubrey helps her daughter prepare meatloaf for dinner — she gives her specific instructions and simplifies whenever possible.