What are some major methodological considerations one must consider when conducting a
language assessment?
What will be an ideal response?
First, researchers should pinpoint exactly what they want to assess. Some researchers
prefer to assess broad linguistic competencies, and may use an assessment that provides
an accurate, yet brief, assessment of syntax, morphology, and phonology. However,
other researchers may prefer a highly detailed assessment of one particular ability, such
as syntax. Second, the researcher should consider who will be the primary informant.
Some language assessments require a trained examiner, some require a parent, some
require both. Although some experts are skeptical of the parent's perspective, it is true
that parents often witness the child's highest linguistic performance. Finally, the
researcher must consider where to assess language, for example, some researchers
prefer to assess language in naturalistic settings whereas other experts prefer a more
structured assessment.
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One main reason why social psychologists may elect to use deception in their studies is that it
a. allows for stronger p-values to occur. b. creates a situation in which participants experience contrived events as though they were real. c. ensures that all participants in an experiment are treated equally. d. can be easier to deceive naïve participants than to tell the truth and provide a complex explanation.
Which of the following is NOT one of Roter et al.'s categories of communication?
a. narrowly biomedical b. expanded biomedical c. broadly biomedical d. biopsychosocial e. psychosocial