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Dr. Coleman wants to understand the development of emerging adults. She chooses
to study one young woman in great detail by making frequent observations of her
behavior and interviews her many times in an attempt to understand her thoughts
and feelings in order to provide an in-depth description of her. Which of the
following qualitative is Dr. Wilson using? - correct answer Case study
As discussed by Dr. Weaver in the online lecture, _____________ refers to the extent to
which the environment experienced by the participants in a scientific investigation
has the properties it is supposed to or assumed to have by the investigators. - correct
answer Ecological Validity
___________ is when people perceive as true what coincides with their current opinions
rather than what is factually correct. - correct answer Confirmation bias
Which of the following is NOT one of the questions for critical thinking? - correct
answer How many people have viewed and shared this information?
If I were concerned with the credibility of my qualitative study of stepmother's role
experiences, I would be looking at the extent to which my findings - correct answer
Were authentic representations of my participants experiences
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Those who willingly participate in studies may differ in important ways from
individuals who choose (or are unable) to participate. This may limit the
generalizability of study results, a complication of research known as: - correct
answer volunteer bias
A study finds that children with larger feet are better readers than children with
smaller feet. However, this does not mean that having bigger feet makes you a better
reader. This can be explained by what suggestion for being a critical consumer of
research. - correct answer Correlation is not causation
Data collection for this qualitative design often consists of interviews with 15 to 30
participants (continue to interview until no new meaningful information is gained). -
correct answer Grounded theory
this is defined as skilled and active interpretation and evaluation of observations,
communications, information, and argumentation. - correct answer Critical thinking
In this criteria for evaluating quantitative research, we would be assessing the
stability of measurement over a variety of conditions in which we would basically
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expect to obtain similar results; that is, to what extent are the measurements
repeatable. - correct answer Reliability
This research design is the only one that can truly test causal relations between
variables. - correct answer Experimental
The Wakefield vaccination study that reported a link between the MMR vaccine and
behavioral regression has been rightly criticized for many reasons. As discussed in the
online lecture, it was later revealed that it was funded by a group of lawyers who
were representing parents in lawsuits against vaccine-producing companies. This
example relates to which four suggestions in the text for being a critical consumer of
research? - correct answer Consider the source
A full-term pregnancy lasts - correct answer 38 to 42 weeks since LMP
The development of an attachment to the fetus by the expectant parents is known as
- correct answer Binding-in
With regards to infertility, - correct answer Couples who are less than 35 years of age
should seek testing and treatment if unable to conceive after a year.
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In the U.S, the overall infant mortality rate was __________ for 2016 - correct answer 5.9
per 1000 births
One's height is an example of which way genotypes affect phenotypes? - correct
answer Cumulative
According to the CDC National Survey of Family Growth, 11.9% of women (7.4 million)
have received some form of infertility services in their lifetime. - correct answer True
Children conceived in poverty have the highest risk of infant mortality because -
correct answer All of these
A small for date (SFD) infant is one who - correct answer Weighs below normal when
length of pregnancy is considered (weighs less than 90% of all infants/fetuses of the
same age).
Cigarette smoke is only linked to premature births if the expectant woman is the one
smoking. - correct answer False
Various possible explanations for the high infant mortality rate were given in lecture,
which of the following was NOT one of these? - correct answer Lack of concern