Tara is conducting a study in which she compares 3-year-olds to 6-year-olds to 9-year-olds. They all complete an interview with her, and the parents fill out questionnaires on the children. The data are collected on each person at a single time. Her goal is to identify developmental differences in anxiety levels at different ages. Tara is conducting a(n) study
a. longitudinal
b. cross-sectional
c. sequential
d. analogue
b
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a. was developed in the 1970s. b. contains only three subtests. c. is an ability test for children 3 to 18 years of age. d. was developed to assess only infants.
The major role of genes in memory may be their ability to control
a. development of new neurons. b. which neurons die. c. production of proteins. d. which experiences are encoded. e. synaptic connections.
In one form of the matching law, BA stands for the behavior under consideration and B0 represents _______
a. reinforcement for BA b. the baseline rate of BA c. all behaviors other than BA d. all behavior that is over expectation
Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia. Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?
a. learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case b. learning to use his new cell phone c. remembering the details of his high school graduation d. remembering how to find the square root of a number