Which type of research study is a compromise technique that essentially examines a number of different age groups at several points in time, and permits developmental researchers to tease out the consequences of age change versus age difference?
a) longitudinal
b) sequential
c) cross-sectional
d) experimental
b
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In Milgram's studies, which of the following circumstances listed resulted in the SMALLEST percentage of subjects obeying the orders of the authority?
a. the teacher and learner were in the same room b. the teacher received orders by phone c. the teacher was told the learner had a heart condition d. the experiment was conducted away from Yale University
Regarding causes of suicide, which of the following statements is false?
a. Suicide may be linked to irregularities in serotonin functioning in the brain that leads to a disinhibition effect. b. Suicide is closely linked to mood disorders. c. Adolescents who have a friend who attempted suicide are less likely than their peers to attempt suicide themselves. d. Suicidal people may have fewer coping responses, leaving them especially vulnerable to exit events. e. Suicides are linked to exit events that leave people feeling stripped of social support.
Effective interventions for teenage smoking include several components. Which is least likely to work?
a. telling students, staff, and school visitors they cannot smoke on school grounds b. providing information on the health and social consequences of smoking c. enforcing a strict discipline system throughout the school d. teaching skills to respond to peer pressure
Dr. Wu observes children’s responses to bullying by watching them play in a park. This is an example of a(n) __________
A) ethnographic study B) naturalistic observation C) structured observation D) clinical interview