Which of the following is NOT one of the three research methods identified in your text as being utilized by developmental psychologists?
a. cross-sectional studies c. divergent studies
b. biographical studies d. longitudinal studies
C
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An attorney says this to a judge in a civil commitment case: "Your honor, the Supreme Court in 1979 ruled that we cannot deny people their liberty by committing them to mental institutions involuntarily unless we have 'clear and convincing evidence' that they are mentally ill and potentially dangerous." To what Supreme Court ruling is the attorney referring?
a. Addington v. Texas b. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California c. Wyatt v. Stickney d. Jackson v. Indiana
Kai has been raised in an intellectually impoverished environment, with no access to books and very few age-appropriate toys. The reaction range model suggests that Kai will:
a. show a steady decrease in IQ score during early childhood and adolescence b. perform worse than the majority of his peers on standardized tests of intelligence c. have a narrower intellectual reaction range than children raised in more stimulating environments d. score near the bottom of his potential IQ range
Responses to moral dilemmas are only moderately correlated with actual behavior. Which of the following may be seen to increase the strength of correlations between hypothetical responses and actual behavior?
A) Posing dilemmas focused on abstract situations not likely to be faced by respondents B) Posing dilemmas focused on life-or-death decisions that will lead to more honest responding C) Posing dilemmas focused on lighthearted subjects that will put respondents more at ease D) Posing dilemmas focused on realistic situations that are likely to be faced on a regular basis
The major implication of body leakage is
a. that we cannot have control over situational factors b. that genetic factors play a major role in how we react c. that we have more potential control over our feelings than popularly believed d. that postures often show the truth