A study was conducted to investigate reading achievement of two large groups of randomly-selected second-grade students. The researcher found that children who came from homes where books were valued and where parents started reading to them from an early age were more likely to have higher reading scores than children who came from homes where reading was not considered important. Which of the

following terms is used to describe this research design?

a) A pretest-posttest study
b) An ex-post-facto study
c) An experimental study
d) A longitudinal study


b

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Val is 6 ½ years old. He gets too close to the fireplace and burns his hand for the first time. What cognitive response is he likely to make?

a. He is likely to understand the cause of his discomfort. b. He is likely to be confused, cry, and go to his mother. c. He is likely to forget what happened and repeat the behavior. d. He is likely to blame his sibling for the discomfort.

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. Distinguish between emic and etic coding.

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