A researcher collects data on a group of children age 4 and another group age 6. He then waits three years, and collects similar data on these same groups of children, who now are age 7 and 9. His research design is an example of:
a. a sequential-cohort design
b. a cross-sectional design
c. a longitudinal design
d. a correlational design
a
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Regarding polygraph testing, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. An innocent person may respond emotionally to the whole procedure. b. To minimize the effects of anxiety caused by the questioning process, skilled polygraph examiners use the guilty knowledge test. c. A guilty person is supposed to have an elevated response to the correct answer in the multiple choice series used during polygraph testing, while an innocent person responds the same to all four responses. d. The galvanic skin response component of polygraph testing measures the rise in body temperature when a person is lying.
You feel fine when you sit down in the classroom, but as soon as the teacher announces a surprise quiz you immediately feel your pulse quicken and your stomach churn. Your reaction to the teacher's announcement is most likely a(n)
a. conditioned response. b. unconditioned response. c. orienting response. d. unconditioned stimulus.
Tight eyelids, flattened midface, short nose, and thin upper lip are all associated with which of the following teratogens?
A) cocaine B) alcohol C) lead D) rubella
A type of paraphilia in which a person uses an inanimate object as a focus of sexual interest
and a source of arousal is called ______. a. frotteurism c. fetishism b. voyeurism d. transvestic fetishism