A problem with cross-sectional studies is that they ______
a. take longer to run than longitudinal studies b. don't distinguish age differences from cohort differences
c. are less trustworthy than either biographical or longitudinal studies
d. don't distinguish differences among age groups
B
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A. Temporal lobes B. Parietal lobes C. Frontal lobes D. Occipital lobes
What did B. F. Skinner mean by "shaping"? a. Start by training a simple response and work up to more complex ones
b. Show the animal an example of the response and let it imitate. c. Mold the animal's body into the right position to make the response. d. Change the outcome of the response unpredictably from one time to the next.
Behavior that does NOT coincide with cultural norms may be considered to be
a. deviant. b. maladaptive. c. personally distressing. d. insane.
The best synonym for external validity is:
A) generalizability B) specificity C) coherence D) suitability