Professor Sanchez is interested in studying development of motor skills. She collects data from 200 one-year-olds and follows and assesses them for a period of five years. What type of research design is Professor Sanchez using?
a) cohort design
b) longitudinal design
c) lifespan design
d) cross-sectional design
ANS: B, A longitudinal design is one in which participants are followed and assessed as they age.
Psychology
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a) groupthink. b) social loafing. c) social conformity. d) malingering.
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The United States has celebrated independence and rugged individualism from the time of its inception. This suggests that American attitudes toward conformity are
a. generally positive. b. situation-specific. c. generally negative. d. interdependent.
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