Maturation is particularly a problem for research that deals with _____
a. therapy research c. perceptual research
b. educational research d. a and b
D
Both educational research and therapy research tend to record changes that take a long time to achieve; therefore they are particularly susceptible the problems associated with maturation.
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The concrete operational stage of cognitive development is
A. the second of Piaget's stages B. the third of Piaget's stages C. the fourth of Piaget's stages D. the last of Piaget's stages
A surgeon is reviewing the chances of success for two surgical procedures and says that if Procedure A is used, the chances of survival are 35%. If Procedure B is used, the chances of failure are 65%
What will patients tend to do when faced with this type of information? a) They will make risk-averse decisions and select Procedure A. b) They will tend to rely on the representativeness heuristic in making their decisions. c) They will not recognize that the two items are identical and will select Procedure B. d) They will focus on the size of the number associated with Procedure B and select it.
Cohort consists of
A) a small group of people who have face-to-face contact. B) a small exclusive group of friends. C) a group of people born at around the same time and place. D) a small group of people who know each other, but may or may not be friends.