A researcher is interested in studying mental development in children and adolescents. He
obtains his children from area public schools, but obtains his adolescents from private schools.
Which confound would be viewed as the biggest problem with this study?
A) inducement confounds B) recruitment confounds
C) experimenter bias D) chain sampling confounds
B
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a. range. b. mean. c. standard deviation. d. median.
Narcotics such as heroin have withdrawal symptoms such as
a. flu-like symptoms, tremors, cramps. c. rapid pulse, high blood pressure. b. chills alternating with sweating. d. all of these
The patterns of brain activity during mathematical processing are different in native Chinese speakers than in native English speakers
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Life-span psychologists focus mainly on studying ________
a. adolescent changes and development b. adulthood c. the entire developmental spectrum from infancy through adulthood d. infancy and childhood development