A developmental psychologist believes that increased TV watching by young children is responsible for a decline in reading stories when these children enter school
To explore her hypothesis, she records the TV viewing habits of toddlers in a suburban community. She examines these habits again when the children enter kindergarten and again every year until the kids enter the sixth grade. This is the ________ method.
a) cross-sectional
b) longitudinal
c) lifespan
d) correlational
ANS: B, Longitudinal studies gather data from the same participants over an extended period of time.
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a. prefer companionship than solitude. c. depend on themselves, not others for satisfaction. b. crave for social support. d. avoid people with weaknesses.
In Seligman's terms, people who believe they are in control are _____ rather than _____
a. rational; irrational c. poor; wealthy b. restrictive; permissive d. optimistic; pessimistic
Functional Family Therapy is provided by a single therapist
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Because the United States does not have __________, it lags behind other industrialized nations in supply, quantity, and affordability of child care
A) universal health care B) collectivist values C) national child-care policies D) grants for low-income parents