A researcher began collecting data on a group of twenty-five children in the late 1970s. She is still compiling data on these individuals, who are now in their early thirties. This researcher is conducting a __________ study

a) longitudinal
b) cross-sectional
c) case
d) survey

ANS: A, A longitudinal study involves following the same group of participants over time and measuring a particular skill or quality at different ages.

Psychology

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a. hunting, fishing, and caring for domestic animals; caring for young children, tending the crops, and running the household b. caring for young children, tending the crops, and running the household; hunting, fishing, and caring for domestic animals c. food preparation, seeding the fields, and gathering wild edibles; fighting off animal and human attackers d. nursing children, tending to the elderly, and caring for children; clearing the forest, gathering wild edibles, and teaching boys how to hunt

Psychology

Adler agreed with Freud that important personality developments occur early in life

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology