Dr. Martinez is interested in how thinking changes in adolescence and early adulthood. She identifies two hundred 18-year-olds and has them respond to a written set of questions
She then waits four years, contacts them all again, and has them respond to a similar set of questions. Finally, she waits another four years, contacts the people again (who are now 26 years old), and asks them one last time to respond to her questions. The study Dr. Martinez has conducted is best considered an example of:
a. a longitudinal study
b. a cross-sectional study
c. a sequential-cohort study
d. an age-cohort experiment
a
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A. 0.4%; 3.9% B. 1.4%; 7.3% C. 23%; 12% D. 12%; 23%
Association areas are those areas of the cerebral cortex that are primarily involved in
a. sensation. c. learning, thought, and language. b. motor action. d. somatosensory functions.
Infants of mothers who interact easily and confidently with them are more likely to develop intense, difficult temperaments
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The majority of women with children are __________
A) stay-at-home moms B) work-at-home moms C) in the work force D) earning more than their spouses