In One Study Described in the Text,Stright and Colleagues (2008)assessed

question 59

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the text,Stright and colleagues (2008) assessed baby temperament at 6 months.Mother-child interactions were then assessed on six separate occasions,from the time the children were 6 months old until they were in first grade.Recall the textbook's discussion of developmental research methods.The study by Stright and colleagues exemplifies the _____ method.

• A) longitudinal
• B) cross-sectional
• C) correlational
• D) cross-sequential

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Definitions:

Rods

Rod-shaped photoreceptors that are sensitive only to the intensity of light.

Feature Detectors

Neurons in the sensory cortex that fire in response to specific features of sensory information such as lines or edges of objects.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information through electrical and chemical signals.

Iris

A muscular membrane whose dilation regulates the amount of light that enters the eye.