Smita studies two different cohorts over a 50-year period, testing each subject every five years. Smita is using a ____design.
A. longitudinal
B. cross-sectional
C. sequential
D. microgenetic
Answer: C
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A. major depression B. schizophrenia disorder C. somatization disorder D. conversion disorder
Regarding the visual capabilities of the neonate, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them. b. Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face rather than a stranger's. c. When babies are only two to five days old, they will pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. d. Three-day-old babies prefer looking at simple colored rectangles rather than more complex patters, such as checkerboards.
Which of the following phenomena casts doubt on the
suggestion that undeveloped parts of the brain are solely responsible for the teenage proclivity to act in unreasonable and irrational manners? A) fMRI readings of impulsive teenagers have been found to be identical to fMRI results in non-impulsive teenagers. B) Twin studies have not found a high concordance of teenage acting out between monozygotic twins. C) Impulsive behaviors do not routinely appear in adolescents in non-Westernized countries. D) The use of medications designed to "calm down" impulsive teenagers has been generally ineffective across most research studies.
Saturn built its manufacturing system on self-directed teams rather than on the __________ system used traditionally by GM.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).