Which of the following is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design?
a) Individuals of different ages are being compared to one another.
b) Longitudinal samples are rarely representative.
c) Longitudinal studies fail to track changes over time.
d) Participants may drop out due to moving, loss of interest, or changes in attitude.
ANS: D, In this design there is a risk of losing participants due to many factors.
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According to the discussion of feminist perspectives on sexuality,
a. most textbooks for adolescents emphasize that male and female sexuality are equally important topics. b. the media should place greater emphasis on biological factors related to sexuality. c. the media are currently more interested in female sexuality, rather than male sexuality. d. research on sexuality often regards men's sexual experience to be the normative standard.
Conditioning a rat to press a lever is most associated with the work of:
A. Ivan Pavlov b. B. F. Skinner C. Edward Thorndike D. Albert Bandura
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A) When they are eager to belong to a crowd, but cannot gain acceptance B) When they give little importance to crowd membership C) When they are adopted as a new member of a crowd D) When they are actively rejected out of a crowd