A researcher studies language development by selecting a sample of two-year-old children, a sample of three-year-old children, and a sample of four-year-old children. Each child's language skill is measured and the researcher plans to compare the scores for the three groups. This study is an example of a(n) ____
a. time-series design
b. interrupted time-series design
c. cross-sectional developmental design
d. longitudinal developmental design
c
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A. Paul Broca B. Eduard Hitzig C. Rene Descartes D. Gustav Fritsch
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a. not worry about the effects of dream work. b. work backwards from the latent content to the manifest content. c. believe that the dreams reveal the patient's unconscious wishes. d. believe that dreams include universal symbols, but not idiosyncratic symbols.