A Child's Skeletal Age Is Best Determined by Which of the Following

question 26

Multiple Choice

A child's skeletal age is best determined by which of the following?

• A)Assessment of dentition
• B)Assessment of height over time
• C)Facial bone development
• D)Radiographs of the hand/wrist

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Definitions:

Research Method

A systematic plan for conducting research, involving techniques and steps to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding of a topic or issue.

Experimenter Bias

A form of bias introduced by the experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants.

Confounds

Variables that the researcher failed to control, or eliminate, damaging the internal validity of an experiment.

Double-Masked Design

A research study design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment to prevent bias.