Give an example of how maturation may impact a study.
What will be an ideal response?
Maturation concerns possible physical and/or psychological changes that
occur in the participants over the period of the study.
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If we found that children were more similar to their adoptive parents than their biological parents in rule-following behavior, what could we conclude?
a. Genes are irrelevant for rule-following behavior. b. Genetic factors play a larger role in rule-following behavior than environmental factors do. c. Environmental factors play a larger role in rule-following behavior than genetic factors do. d. There must be a gene for rule-following behavior.
The two most common approaches to personality assessment are the
a. explicit and implicit bias theories. b. trait and dimensional models. c. structured trait and unstructured projective approaches. d. self-report and therapist observation methods.
Validity evidence is to ________ as item analysis is to ________
A) ?the entire instrument; qualities of each item B) ?validity; reliability C) ?accuracy; specificity D) ?new instrument; old/outdated instrument
What is the current life expectancy of a baby born in the United States?
a. 56.2 years b. 78.8 years c. 85.1 years d. 92.5 years