Question 1

Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

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A)   population.
B)   sample.
C)   control group.
D)   age grade.

Question 2

The construct of middle-age emerged when

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A)   a more educated workforce continued working longer.
B)   increased consumerism in the early 20th Century created a desire for greater wealth.
C)   the loss of healthy young men during World Wars I and II created an excess of healthy, marriageable young women.
D)   20th-century parents began to bear fewer children and live long enough to see their children grow up and leave home.

Question 3

The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

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A)   research is conducted in the "real world" not in the laboratory.
B)   individuals are not randomly assigned to different treatments.
C)   no statistical analysis is conducted.
D)   there is always a control group.

Question 4

The main limitation of physiological measures is that

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A)   responses to such measures are easy to fake.
B)   they cannot be used to assess emotional reactions.
C)   it is not always clear what is being assessed.
D)   they cannot be used to study infants.

Question 5

Which of the following represents a maturational process?

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A)   Being taught how to pay attention
B)   Changing one's violent ways as the result of spending time in prison
C)   Learning to tie your shoes
D)   The development of pubic hair during puberty

Question 6

Biological aging is defined as the deterioration of organisms that leads inevitably to their death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Socioeconomic status affects the development of

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A)   both lower- and higher-SES individuals.
B)   lower-SES but not higher-SES individuals.
C)   higher-SES but not lower-SES individuals.
D)   neither lower- nor higher-SES individuals.

Question 8

Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

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Question 9

The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

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The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

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The main limitation of physiological measures is that

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Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

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The construct of middle-age emerged when

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The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

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Which of the following represents a maturational process?

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Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

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The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

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The main limitation of physiological measures is that

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Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

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The construct of middle-age emerged when

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