A Researcher Is Interested in the Effects of a Preschool

question 39

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in the effects of a preschool program on later school performance. Because she is concerned that socio-economic status (SES) is a potential extraneous variable in her study, she picks children to study who are only from low SES homes. The control technique she used in this study was:

• A) Matching
• B) Random assignment
• C) Holding the extraneous variable constant
• D) Statistically controlling the extraneous variable

Evaluate the relationship between sensation seeking and various personality dimensions.

Interpret the role of gender and cultural differences in sensation seeking and locus of control.

Analyze the effects of optimism and pessimism on health according to Seligman's perspective.

Identify the characteristics and dimensions of sensation seeking.

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Definitions:

Compounded Quarterly

This is the procedure of determining interest by adding it to the original investment amount as well as the previously accumulated interest, performed every quarter.

Semi-Annual Period

A six-month time frame or duration, often used in the context of payments, compounding interest, or reporting intervals.

Compounded Monthly

Refers to the calculation of interest added to the principal of a deposit or loan based on a monthly cycle.

Quarterly Compounding

The process of calculating interest earned on an investment or loan every three months, leading to interest being earned on interest.