According to the article Old Folks at Home, concerning the ability of older people to perform household tasks, the research study described was at least partially:
(a) a survey
(b) an experiment
(c) longitudinal
(d) a case study
B
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For which of the following situations would a repeated-measures research design be appropriate?
a. Comparing mathematical skills for girls versus boys at age 10 b. Comparing pain tolerance with and without acupuncture needles c. Comparing self-esteem for students who participate in school athletics versus those who do not d. Comparing verbal solving skills for science majors versus art majors at a college
Which of the following is not a step in classical conditioning?
A. selecting stimulus and response B. establishing the conditioned response C. determining schedule of reinforcement D. testing for conditioning
Qualitative research differs from quantitative research because it a. is conducted in the laboratory
b. seeks to gain an understanding of what governs behavior. c. is non-correlational. d. relies heavily on statistical analysis.
Which personality characteristic appears to be most predictive of cardiac-related illnesses?
a. an external locus of control b. high levels of hostility c. unusually elevated levels of stress d. being introverted