By using __________ assignment of participants to treatment conditions, investigators increase the chances that participants' characteristics will be equally distributed across treatment groups

A) sequential
B) random
C) systematic
D) correlational


B

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Dr. Swanson tells her psychology students that the likelihood to use drugs is based on two factors: the opportunity to use drugs and actually using drugs when given the opportunity. She is most likely lecturing on the ________ model

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Slow-wave or so-called quiet sleep

increases significantly at about 3 or 4 months. is known as "REM" sleep. is known as "paradoxical" sleep. does not truly establish itself until after 2 years of age.

Psychology

Which of the following statements best summarizes the results of a longitudinal study conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development regarding the advantages and disadvantages of day care?

Children from low SES families gain a large cognitive advantage over other children in day care. While cognitive benefits are apparent, social benefits are questionable. Both social benefits and cognitive benefits are questionable. Children from high-income families fare better socially than children from low SES families.

Psychology

Granderson is a very neat guy

While he is creative in his thinking, he does not get to the point where he loses touch with reality. Similarly, because he's not too rigidly tied to the material world, he's creative enough to veer from strict conventional thinking. Which of the Eysenck traits are likely being described here? a) openness b) psychoticism c) neuroticism d) locus of control

Psychology