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141.
Dr. Ellie Cheetham follows the same group of children over : 1176012
141.
Dr. Ellie Cheetham follows the same group of children over a 10-year period, measuring their performance twice a year. This is which method of data collection?
A.
Cross-sectional
B.
Longitudinal
C.
Sequential
D.
Clinical
142.
Professor Bingham measures the cognitive skills of one hundred 30-year-olds and compares them with one hundred 50-year-olds. This is an example of which method?
A.
Cross-sectional
B.
Longitudinal
C.
Sequential
D.
Clinical
143.
Which type of study is time-consuming, expensive, and has problems associated with attrition?
A.
Longitudinal
B.
Cross-sectional
C.
Interview
D.
Clinical
144.
Suppose your psychology professor asks you to do a study examining how emotional reactions change in children between the ages of 3 and 12 years. Given that the study needs to be completed in less than two weeks, which type of data collection method should you employ?
A.
Cross-sectional
B.
Longitudinal
C.
Sequential
D.
Ethological
145.
Which studies have the greatest difficulty with the loss of subjects?
A.
Longitudinal
B.
Cross-sectional
C.
Clinical
D.
Case history
146.
Cohort differences are a problem for which kind of studies?
A.
Time-sampling
B.
Cross-sectional
C.
Sequential
D.
Longitudinal
147.
Professor Rivers is studying two groups of children, second and fourth graders, and following both groups over a 5-year period. The professor is utilizing a _____ study.
A.
longitudinal
B.
cross-sectional
C.
sequential
D.
All of these
148.
A major limitation of both longitudinal and sequential designs is
A.
observer bias.
B.
participant attrition.
C.
experimenter bias.
D.
self-fulfilling prophecies.
149.
In terms of research ethics, if a scientist is concerned that the results of the study outweigh the potential emotional harm done by the study, the scientist is primarily concerned about
A.
beneficence.
B.
respect.
C.
justice.
D.
None of these
150.
Which of the following methods was designed to deal with the disadvantages of both the longitudinal and cross-sectional designs?
A.
Life-span sampling
B.
Clinical
C.
Sequential study
D.
Behavior-sampling
151.
Professor Watt studies the behavior of children whose parents divorced six months before the children started school and children whose parents divorced two years before the children started school. Both groups of children are then followed and measured over the course of several years. This is which kind of design?
A.
Cross-sectional
B.
Sequential
C.
Longitudinal
D.
Life-span sampling
152.
Objections to Watson and Rayner’s study of __________ stimulated the American Psychological Association to establish more stringent ethical guidelines for research studies that involved human subjects.
A.
Fat Albert
B.
Little Albert
C.
Prince Albert
D.
Baby Albert
153.
According to the American Psychological Association, participants in psychological research have all of the following rights EXCEPT the right to
A.
privacy and confidentiality.
B.
informed consent.
C.
financial remuneration.
D.
self-esteem.
154.
Which of the following is an ethical principle?
A.
Beneficence
B.
Justice
C.
Respect
D.
All of these
