Professor Grant is studying development of a sense of humor. She collects data from groups of 6-year-olds, 16-year-olds, 26-year-olds, and 46-year-olds. What type of research design is the professor using?
a) cohort design
b) longitudinal design
c) behavior genetics design
d) cross-sectional design
d
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A. Konrad Lorenz B. Erik Erikson C. John Bowlby D. Sigmund Freud
Which statement concerning childhood friendships is FALSE?
a. Many unpopular children have at least one reciprocal friend. b. Having a friend increases the odds of being happy. c. Having a chum is detrimental to the development of a friendship. d. True friends are not considered attachment figures.
The category "animal" has a graded structure, which means that
a. most of the examples are well known to the general public. b. the members of that category are not all equally representative of that category. c. procedural knowledge is more important than declarative knowledge. d. there is a family resemblance among the members of this category.
Mona has just reached age 30 and has realized that she has not come close to achieving her career expectations. If she is typical for her gender, her most likely response would be to a. move ahead toward a higher managerial position. b. go back to school
c. change job expectations. d. get married.