If you wanted to study developmental effects, which type of research would be the best to conduct?
A) A longitudinal study
B) A cross-sectional study
C) A quasi-experimental study
D) A naturalistic observation
Answer: A
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a. People will loaf less if they believe that can reach their goal. b. People loaf less when they work on easy, unchallenging tasks. c. If people believe that a poor performance will affect them personally, they don’t loaf. d. People who are committed to their group and its goals loaf less than people are more interested in pursuing individualistic goals.
Suppose a physician were to give you an aspirin, but tell you that it was a new drug,
Antiangst, that would make you less anxious. You take it and notice a marked decrease in your anxiety. That would be an example of a/an (a) failure to constrain beliefs (b) experimental confusion (c) psychic drug (d) placebo effect (e) false genetic effect
What term is used for a delivery of a child who is not alive?
A. cesarean B. postmature delivery C. breech birth D. stillbirth
If a research participant was completing a survey about his or her sexual practices, the biggest possible risk would be the __________.
A. purpose of the study B. anticipated benefits C. data storage D. costs of participating