Studies that follow a group of people for a number of years to determine whether certain variables predict disease are called:
a. longitudinal c. retrospective
b. prospective d. cross-sectional
B
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Based on research into the reasons why some people are homosexual, while others are heterosexual, most experts would say that homosexuality ________
a. is the result of a "smothering mother." b. is the result of an "absent father." c. is caused by being seduced by an older adult. d. has unknown causes.
What do we call an intensely frightening experience that occurs during Stage 4 sleep?
a) nightmare b) sleep terror c) nocturnal activation d) REM sleep behavior disorder
What assumptions are made by personality theorists that embrace a stage approach? On
methodological and conceptual grounds, how is this approach different from the trait perspective? What concerns have been raised about this approach on such grounds? What will be an ideal response?
A study of a single individual is an example of:
A. cognitive psychology research. B. nomothetic research. C. idiographic research. D. correlational research.