Even though the analysis of status variables is often identical to that of independent variables, it is more difficult to establish causal inferences because _____
a. they are not inclined to interact with each other
b. they are more susceptible to threats to internal validity
c. they are harder to measure
d. they are not manipulated
d
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_____’s theory of _____ development describes how humans gather and organize information and how this process changes developmentally.
a. Vygotsky, social learning b. Vygotsky, sociocultural c. Piaget, cognitive d. Watson, behavioral
Decision theory involves
a. the collection of a screening test score and a criterion score. b. a concurrent decision. c. a predictive decision. d. All the above.
The purpose of the dependent variable is to:
a. measure the construct that is hypothesized to be the effect. b. represent the cause of the independent variable accurately. c. establish a relationship between manipulated and status variables. d. operationalize the independent variable.
The second phase of parental rights termination is ______.
a. the best interests phase b. the statutory grounds phase c. the termination phase d. the ruling phase