Sarah, a graduate student in psychology, just heard about a
five-year-old child who has already learned calculus. She is thinking about doing an in-depth study of the child for her dissertation because such early-life math skill is so rare. Sarah is considering which research method?
A) Naturalistic observation
B) Experiment
C) Independent study
D) Case study
Answer: D
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The principles of classical and operant conditioning and observational learning are used by
a. psychoanalysts. b. biomedical therapists. c. behavior therapists. d. client-centered therapists.
Hollis (1984) conducted studies in which one fish was exposed to a light followed by the sight of another fish. The CR is this experiment was
a. seeing the other fish. b. building a nest to attract females. c. holding still to avoid detection. d. increased aggression.
If a research participant becomes upset in the course of a minimal-risk experiment,
a. the experimenter must notify the IRB immediately. b. the experimenter must discard the data for that participant. c. the participant is obligated to complete the experiment. d. the experimenter must make an effort to ensure that the participant leaves the experiment feeling no worse than he or she did at the start of the experiment.
Which research design gathers information from people of several ages at one time?
A. cross-sectional research design B. longitudinal research design C. sequential research design D. scientific research design