Cross-sectional research studies gather data from many people who are of the same age, and compare them to others who are at a different age,
and thus a different level of development. The name for a group of people who are the same age and thus were raised during the same time period is a(n) __________
a. control group
b. experimental subject group
c. cohort
d. schema
Answer: C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for both men and women. b. is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for men but not for women. c. is a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for women but not for men. d. is not a factor in the decrease in sexual intercourse for men or women.
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a. Endoderm :: mesoderm :: ectoderm b. Zygote :: embryo :: fetus c. First :: second :: third trimesters d. Labor :: birth :: afterbirth
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a. conditioned stimuli. b. discriminative stimuli. c. appetitive reinforcers. d. conditioned reinforcers. e. discriminative reinforcers.