Which of the following is the best example of a cross-sectional research study?
A) Dr. Huang assessed the eye-hand coordination of the second, fourth, and sixth graders of Maple Leaf Elementary School in September 2006.
B) Dr. Sanchez assessed the eye-hand coordination of the second, fourth, and sixth graders of Maple Leaf Elementary School in December 2006, and the same children will be tested again in 2008, 2010, and 2012.
C) Each year at the beginning of the school year, the five children of the Jones family visit their family doctor to have physical exams.
D) Each year the five-year-olds of Washington, D.C., are given number and letter proficiency exams before they begin kindergarten.
A
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a. they can't find a suitable place to practice. b. they think it's too boring. c. they don't do it. d. they don't have time in the day.
Carmelita has smoked an average of one pack of cigarettes per day throughout her pregnancy. How is this likely to affect her fetus?
A) The infant will have an elevated risk of mental retardation and deafness. B) The infant is likely to be born with physical deformities. C) The infant may weigh less than normal at birth. D) The research is unclear as to the effects of smoking on fetuses.
Name three attitude objects (a person, a place, and an idea) about which you have some version of a dual attitude, such as a love-hate attitude toward a person who both attracts and repels you. Specify what makes these attitudes dual attitudes.
What will be an ideal response?
Which one of the following tests measures personality by exploring the unconscious?
A. Rorschach inkblot test B. Hogan Personality Inventory C. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory D. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator