A developmental psychologist believes that increased TV watching by young children is responsible for a decline in reading stories when the children enter school. To explore her hypothesis, she records the TV viewing habits of toddlers in a suburban community. She examines these habits again when the children enter kindergarten, and again every year until the kids enter the sixth grade. This is the __________ method.
A. cross-sectional
B. longitudinal
C. lifespan
D. correlational
Answer: B
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Jacob is a 14-year-old who hears voices who tell him to hurt himself which has resulted in scabs and cuts on both his arms. Jacob's self-harming behavior is an example of deviance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research regarding early intervention programs such as Head Start indicates that such programs a. are ineffective
b. may help improve the functioning of intellectually disabled children. c. may help prevent "at risk" children from developing intellectual disability. d. help parents manage the behavior of their intellectually disabled children.
In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the second step in problem-solving based on understanding is to
a. propose a number of functional solutions. b. determine the general properties of a correct solution. c. enumerate all the implicit actions for solving the problem. d. approach solutions using a trial-and-error method.
Some anatomists group the _________ with the basal ganglia
a. thalamus b. hippocampus c. reticular formation d. substantia nigra