Of all the students at a particular college, how do firstborns differ from later-borns, on average?
a. They are more likely to be male
b. They are more likely to be female.
c. They tend to be older.
d. They tend to come from smaller families.
d
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Which term refers to the overly restrictive use of words, common among children just mastering spoken language?
A. holographic speech B. referential style C. overextension D. underextension
A mental health professional wanting to reduce the risk of suicide in a client who uses alcohol would probably say, ____
a. "Stop drinking. Alcohol constricts your thinking, and that is dangerous when it comes to suicide." b. "If you stop drinking suddenly, you will experience alcohol myopia, a dangerous condition." c. "Alcohol myopia is a pleasant state that will probably reduce your likelihood of committing suicide." d. "I'm not worried about your drinking because you are less likely to take your life when intoxicated than when sober."
Chan-ju and Lucas are researchers studying consumer behavior. Chan-ju goes to a store and watches the shoppers for several days. She takes very careful notes about what she sees the shoppers doing, but she does not talk to the shoppers or interact with them in any way. Lucas goes to a store and asks each shopper a series of questions. He makes sure to ask these questions of each shopper in the
store. Chan-ju's study is an example of a(n) ____, and Lucas's study is an example of a ____.? a. ?case study; naturalistic observation b. ?experiment; case study c. ?survey; survey d. ?naturalistic observation; survey
What formatting is used for the subsection headings of the method section, according to APA style? They are all
a. centered and printed in boldface type b. indented and printed in all capital letters c. italicized and left justified d. none of these