Dr. Kindred is studying how cognition changes through the lifespan and has been collecting data from the same group of participants over an extended period of time. The participants were first assessed during emerging adulthood and then 10 and 20 years later. This is an example of a(n) ______.
A. basic time series design
B. longitudinal design
C. changing-criterion design
D. cross-sectional design
Answer: B
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All of these personality traits are positively correlated with religiosity EXCEPT ______.
A. agreeability B. openness C. conscientiousness D. sociability
Most current health psychologists have
a. a doctoral degree from a clinical health psychology graduate program. b. a doctoral degree from a clinical, social, or experimental psychology graduate program. c. a doctoral degree from a graduate program in public health. d. a master's degree from a graduate program in public health.
If you were looking at a picture of a red rose while gradually lowering the lighting in the room using a dimmer switch, you would notice that the rose changes from red to black. What explains this shift in perception?
a) When the light gets dim enough, your vision shifts from the periphery of the retina to the fovea of the retina. b) When the light gets dim enough, you are no longer able to process visual stimuli. c) When the light gets dim enough, you will switch from rod to cone vision. d) When the light gets dim enough, you will switch from cone to rod vision.
"As I entered the room, my past experiences of dealing only with male judges precluded me from even considering that the judge mentioned might be a woman." What does this story illustrate?
a) operation of a stereotype b) influence of genetic factors c) effects of gender permanence d) psychodynamic theory of gender development