What is the chief advantage of the longitudinal sequences design?
A) It allows researchers to untangle the effects of normative age-graded and history-graded
influences.
B) It is less costly and more economical than a cross-sectional design.
C) It controls for nonnormative influences.
D) The researcher does not need to worry about selective drop-out.
A
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The capacity to be aware of emotions, integrate positive and negative feelings about an issue, and regulate intense emotions to make logical decisions about complicated issues is called ______.
A. dualistic thinking B. reflective judgment C. cognitive affective complexity D. relativistic thinking
Research demonstrates that _______ is a prerequisite for postconventional reasoning
a. formal operational thinking c. preoperational thinking b. concrete operational thinking d. none of these
Is it possible for a statistical analysis to yield three main effects in a 2 x 2 factorial study?
A) No, because there are only two independent variables. B) No, because there are only two cells in such a design. C) Yes, but only if the test for an interaction is not significant. D) Yes, but only if the test for an interaction is also significant.
A _______________ is a statistical measure that provides, with a specified probability, a range of values within which the mean of a population is likely to lie
a. confidence interval b. standard deviation c. significance test d. descriptive statistic