Dr. Shields is conducting research in which she collects data from a group of individuals over an extended period of time. She begins by serving a group of 20-year-olds about their health habits. She read ministers the survey every 10 years. This is an example of which type of research design?

A. Cross sectional
B. Longitudinal
C. Experimental
D. None of the above


B. Longitudinal

Psychology

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With ______, we can compare scores that come from very different distributions on the same measurement scale.

A. p values B. รก levels C. z-scores D. t scores

Psychology

According to evolutionary developmentalists, why is an extended childhood necessary?

a. to allow time for them to make observations of others b. to develop sufficient attachments to others c. to learn the complexities of human social communities d. to best prepare for adulthood

Psychology

Modern hypnosis probably began with the work of

a. Sigmund Freud. c. Pierre Janet. b. Franz Mesmer. d. Carl Jung.

Psychology

Which of the following is TRUE about how teratogens usually work?

a. The impact of a teratogen is the same for all organisms. b. The impact of a teratogen stays the same over the course of prenatal development. c. Damage from teratogens is always evident at birth. d. Each teratogen affects a specific aspect of prenatal development.

Psychology