When physical characteristics such as height and weight or onset of menstruation change over the course of several generations, this is an example of a __________

a) generational cycle
b) primary characteristic
c) secular trend
d) secondary characteristic


Answer: c

Psychology

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a. case study; survey b. survey; case study c. case study; observational d. observational; case study

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When confounding occurs, the experimenter cannot know whether the independent variable or the second confounded variable produced the change observed in the ____________ variable

a. extraneous b. control c. independent d. dependent

Psychology

Erikson stressed that his stages of development must occur in lockstep

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

What term describes a child's quickness, ease of approach to new situations, intensity, and mood?

a) nature b) disposition c) temperament d) adaptability

Psychology