Coping with the loss of a spouse is difficult, but it seems especially hard for men. Explain why using two research findings
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
- Men are more likely to suffer from depression and they experience it for a longer period than do women.
- Men are more likely to die after their spouse dies. This could be because of the increased stress and the lack of social support. Men have fewer friends and they tend not to seek social support. Their health may decline because their wife was the one who took care of them.
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A researcher has only one year to complete a study on a topic that spans the entire range of childhood. To complete the study she should use a _____ design
a. cohort b. longitudinal c. correlational d. cross-sectional
Viviane lives in an ethnically diverse community. She is attending a PTA meeting concerning how to provide a complete and fair history curriculum. It is likely that
a. the members of the PTA will judge their own work more positively than will members of PTAs in ethnically homogenous communities b. the PTA will come up with more creative solutions than will PTAs in ethnically homogenous communities. c. misunderstandings will be less likely among her PTA members than among PTA members from ethnically homogenous communities. d. cliques will be less likely to form in her PTA than in PTAs from ethnically homogenous communities.