Using a pretest-posttest, nonequivalent control group design, Professor Moriarty takes a group of subjects who received the lowest scores on the pretest and, one day later, runs them through a program that, he believes,
will help the subjects improve their scores. One week later, when the study is finished, Professor Moriarty finds that, indeed, the scores have improved with these subjects. What type of confound does he need to consider in this case?
a. Maturation
b. Interviewer bias
c. Regression to the mean
d. Experimenter bias
c
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a. The reward network b. Gonadarche c. The secular trend d. Adrenarche
Dr. Holder is a psychologist working from the sociocultural perspective. In her research, which variable is Dr. Holder LEAST likely to study?
a. Income level b. Unconscious motives c. Gender d. Disability status e. Sexual orientation
According to Erikson, adolescents have to deal with the crisis of ____________________ versus role confusion, which involves their trying to find their true identity
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The language shift occurs when the child becomes equally fluent in their new language as they are in their home language
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.