Please answer these questions....

[tomkkk]

1.   In an experiment, the group of participants who receive no special condition or imposed treatment is called the:
A)   independent group.
B)   dependent group.
C)   experimental group.
D)   comparison group.


2.   A researcher has just completed a study of Princess Diana, including her family background, life history, and expressed opinions. This is an example of:
A)   the survey method.
B)   representative sampling.
C)   a case study.
D)   objective testing.


3.   Compared with other methods, the case study has a major limitation in that:
A)   it is less intensive and thus less informative.
B)   it does not provide sufficient detail on the individual.
C)   its conclusions might not apply to anyone else.
D)   it requires the consent of the individual being studied.


4.   In cross-sectional research on development, each of the groups studied is of a different:
A)   sex.
B)   social class.
C)   age.
D)   political affiliation.


5.   Research on people growing up in one historical time period might not apply to people growing up in another time because of:
A)   cultural differences.
B)   longitudinal sampling.
C)   cross-sequential discontinuities.
D)   cohort differences.


6.   A researcher is interested in whether children who have more friends before they transition from elementary school to middle school get better grades in middle school. The research design best able to answer this question is:
A)   cross-sequential.
B)   experimental.
C)   cross-sectional.
D)   longitudinal.


7.   After he got his first job and a regular paycheck, Juan found himself buying more and more DVDs, especially as he got pay raises. The correlation between his the size of his paycheck and the DVDs is:
A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   zero
D)   causal.


8.   Julie is demonstrating probability to a group of school age children by repeating flipping a coin, predicting heads or tails. The data she collects is:
A)   hypothetical.
B)   correlational.
C)   quantitative.
D)   qualitative.


9.   Research data that is open-ended and not easily transferable to numbers is:
A)   quantitative.
B)   qualitative.
C)   correlational.
D)   hypothetical.


10.   Some theories are called grand theories because they:
A)   are consistently accurate.
B)   offer the only important insights regarding development.
C)   provide a framework for understanding the development of all people.
D)   are considered to be the new theories of the future.

[voodoo scientist]

1: C, 2: D, 3: D, 4: A, 5: C, 6: B, 7: D, 8: B, 9: D, 10: A

Glad to help with your homework there, buddy. Enjoy!

[tomkkk]

Thank you so much!

[Enigma]

Fucking kids these days.

[voodoo scientist]

I hope he turned those answers in without checking them for accuracy.

[pert -5]

I hope he turned those answers in without checking them for accuracy.

I freakin' knew it!  LOL

[voodoo scientist]

This was a good thread. We should do it again sometime.