Most young adults today use social networks more than their parents, who use more than the grandparents. Which of these is the probable reason?
a. Dishabituation
b. Midlife transition
c. Demand characteristics
d. A cohort effect
d
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What is predicted by insecure attachment in infancy?
a. Anxious attachments are the primary risk factor for eating disorders. b. Anxious attachments are not as great a risk factor as was believed in the past. c. Such attachments are a general risk factor for a number of internalizing problems. d. Such attachments are a major risk factor for medical conditions due to poor child care.
A researcher performs a cross-sectional study comparing the video game playing ability of 20-year-olds to 60-year-olds
The results indicate that the 20-year-olds learned to play a new game much faster than the 60-year-olds, however the researchers are uncertain whether this indicates that the 20-year-olds' ability will decrease over time, or whether the 60-year-olds had more difficulty because they grew up before there were video games. What issue is this an example of? A) cohort effects B) attrition C) sampling bias D) scaffolding effects
According to set-point theory, the size of fat cells is determined by:
a. heredity. b. eating habits during adolescence and adulthood. c. diet during the first two years of life. d. the mother's diet before birth of the child.
The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that language
a. is the most important component of cultural identity. b. imperfectly reflects abstract ideas and concepts. c. not only expresses ideas and perceptions but shapes them as well. d. is the best indicator of the potential for cultural development. e. is shaped unidirectionally by culture.