Researchers have studied changes in the values and goals of college freshman from 1966 to the present by drawing random samples from each year's incoming class. Which survey research design describes this research?
A. stratified random sampling design
B. cross-sectional design
C. successive independent samples design
D. longitudinal design
C. successive independent samples design
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A disorder that is similar to major depression and involves chronic feelings of depression for at least two years is
a. dysthymia. b. chronic mood disorder. c. long-term depression disorder. d. none of these conditions fits this definition.
Imagine that you are about to utter a sentence. If you are currently struggling with the linearization problem, you will have difficulty
a. deciding which words to put first and which to put later. b. assigning a linear order to the actor and the person who is acted upon. c. discovering the deep structure from the surface structure. d. deciding whether to use the active or the passive voice.
Heavy metal fans interviewed by Arnett (1991, 1996), reported that listening to heavy metal tends to
a. make them angry. b. make them anxious. c. calm them down. d. cause boredom.
In the context of psychological constraints, Carol Dweck (2017) studied first-year pre-med majors taking their first chemistry class in college. Identify a result of the study.
A. Growth-mindset students typically read and reread the text and class notes or tried to memorize everything verbatim. B. Growth-mindset students got higher grades than did fixed-mindset students. C. Fixed-mindset students were studying to learn, whereas growth-mindset students were studying to get a good grade. D. Fixed-mindset students took charge of their motivation and learning.