A team of researchers has decided to employ the high-risk research design in a longitudinal study of adolescent alcohol use. What will these researchers have to do to conduct such a study?
a. put their subjects in risky situations
b. select subjects based on the presence of specific risk factors
c. take the risk of investigating an unlikely cause
d. assess the risky behaviors displayed by the subjects
Answer: b.
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a. "cold" b. "hot" c. interactionist d. cross-cultural
Data points at the extremes of the distribution have
a. little effect on the variance. b. more effect on the variance than scores at the center of the distribution. c. are undoubtedly incorrect. d. distort the usefulness of the median.
Shaw and Porter (2015) obtained substantially higher rates of false memories relative to the original study published by Loftus and Pickrell (1995), probably because Shaw and Porter utilized:
A) multiple interviews instead of just one. B) more unrealistic false scenarios that triggered false flashbulb memories. C) a double-blind, placebo-controlled technique. D) more extensive social pressure.
_____ refers to a phenomenon of psychoanalysis in which the client begins directing emotional responses toward the therapist
a. Resistance b. Befriending c. Objectifying d. Transference