A research design that uses multiple groups of participants who represent that age
span of interest to the researcher.
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Cross-sectional design
A research design that uses multiple groups of participants and follows them over a
period of time, with the beginning age of each group being the ending age of
another group.
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, Cross-sequential design
Freud's concept of the conscience or sense of right and wrong.
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Superego
The average or typical performance of an individual of a given age on a test.
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Norm
The ability of a research tool to accurately measure what it purports to measure.
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Validity
The variable in an experiment that the researcher manipulates.
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, Independent variable
Changing your mental schemas so they fit new experiences.
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Accommodation
An irrational fear of something specific that is so severe that is interferes with day -to-
day functioning.
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Phobia
The ability of a measure to produce consistent results.
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Reliability
A child's family shares his own genetically determined abilities and interests.
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span of interest to the researcher.
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Cross-sectional design
A research design that uses multiple groups of participants and follows them over a
period of time, with the beginning age of each group being the ending age of
another group.
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, Cross-sequential design
Freud's concept of the conscience or sense of right and wrong.
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Superego
The average or typical performance of an individual of a given age on a test.
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Norm
The ability of a research tool to accurately measure what it purports to measure.
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Validity
The variable in an experiment that the researcher manipulates.
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, Independent variable
Changing your mental schemas so they fit new experiences.
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Accommodation
An irrational fear of something specific that is so severe that is interferes with day -to-
day functioning.
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Phobia
The ability of a measure to produce consistent results.
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Reliability
A child's family shares his own genetically determined abilities and interests.
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