Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?
a. In response to divorce, most custodial mothers become more sensitive and responsive to their children's needs.
b. Children who display negative behaviors as the result of the divorce tend to exhibit such behaviors only in the home and show few negative effects in the school setting.
c. Adolescents whose parents divorce are less likely to perceive relationships with their noncustodial fathers as close and caring.
d. Adults from divorced families are less likely than those from intact families to divorce.
c
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Which of the following statements about laboratory studies and field studies is the most accurate?
a. Laboratory studies are always better because of their ability to control extraneous variables. The only time a field study should be used is if it is unethical to use a laboratory setting. b. Some research questions can be explored in both a field study and a laboratory study to enhance confidence in the results that are obtained. c. Laboratory studies and field studies each have certain advantages and disadvantages, which is why each research question can be explored in only one of the two types of settings. d. Field studies are always better than laboratory settings because they give a more accurate assessment of people's behaviors. The only time a laboratory setting should be used is if a research question cannot be explored with a field study.
For the category "fruit," people give a higher typicality rating to "banana" than to "kiwi." Knowing that, we can also reason that
a. the word "fruit" will lead to a larger priming effect for banana than for kiwi. b. when people are asked to list all the fruits they can think of, kiwi will usually appear on their list before banana. c. neither kiwi nor banana are likely to be the fruit "closest" to the prototype of the fruit category. d. people will have a similar number of exemplars for kiwi and banana.