During a one-hour session, a therapist switches back and forth between periods of personal comments aimed directly at the patient (e.g., You seem to be quite happy today.) and periods of impersonal comments (e.g., Happiness often is associated with sunny weather.). The therapist records how many self-revealing statements the patient makes during each period to see if there are any consistent
differences. The researcher is using a(n) ____.
a. ABAB design
b. multiple-baseline design
c. alternating-treatments design
d. changing-criterion design
c
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A. smaller than normal ventricles B. over-activation of the prefrontal cortex C. excessive neuron wiring D. decreased prefrontal lobe activity
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
Common psychological symptoms of IPV victims include ____
a. personality disorders c. fear of intimacy b. compulsive lying d. bipolar disorder
Margot is pregnant with her first child, and she is deliriously happy! She and her husband have some tests taken, but before the doctor can come in and review the results, Jim sneaks a peak at the file with the test results
He sees that the baby has "two X chromosomes." He looks at his wife and says a. Congratulations, honey, we're having a boy! b. Congratulations, honey, it looks like we are having twins! c. Congratulations, honey, I need to take a biology class! d. Congratulations, honey, we're having a girl!