In lecture you learned that all of the following are limitations of naturalistic observation, EXCEPT:
a. observers can disrupt what would naturally happen
b. subjects can be motivated to try to gain favorable judgments by an experimenter
c. it is difficult to study children with poor language skills
d. it is difficult to observe behavior that is rare
Ans: c. it is difficult to study children with poor language skills
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In a 1940 study, Wayne and Marsena Dennis reported on the motor development of Native American Hopi children, who spent their first year strapped to a cradleboard. What where their findings?
A. The Hopi children experienced severe motor deficits that persisted into adulthood. B. When compared with children from other tribes, Hopi children lacked gross motor skills but excelled in fine motor skills. C. Despite being denied a full year of locomotion experience, Hopi children shortly caught up to other children in terms of walking. D. Because they had to work harder to learn to walk, as adolescents, the Hopi children had superior athleticiscm compared with adolescents from other tribes.
There are more left-handed architects, artists, and chess players than would be expected because lefties are better at
a. focusing on details. b. visualizing three-dimensional objects. c. sequential processing. d. all of these skills.
What type of parent expects their commands to be followed without dispute or dissent?
a. authoritative b. authoritarian c. permissive d. disengaged
In cultures that emphasize __________, people stress group goals over individual goals
A) individualism B) independence C) collectivism D) industrialization