The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS) is an example of a(n) ______ study.
A) experimental
B) cohort
C) longitudinal
D) cross-sectional
Ans: D) cross-sectional
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When the current condition does not equal the set point, then:
a. Motivation will decrease and the organism will wait until the current situation changes. b. Motivation will decrease so the organism is more likely to behave randomly. c. The organism will be motivated to behave to return the drive to the set point. d. The organism will be in a temporary state of satisfaction until the drive returns to the set point and motivates directed behavior.
If too little growth hormone is released from the pituitary gland, a person may develop
a. giantism. b. dwarfism. c. virilism. d. acromegaly.
Regarding the critical situation of feeding, a child who is allowed to cry without being fed learns to
a. be aggressive. b. actively manipulate their parents. c. be passive. d. develop self-efficacy in situations.
A researcher finds that height and intelligence are correlated in children. The age of the child is probably which of the following?
a. A mediating variable b. An extraneous variable c. A common-causal variable d. An outcome variable