A Longitudinal Study in Germany by Asendorpf, Denissen and Van

question 5

Multiple Choice

A longitudinal study in Germany by Asendorpf, Denissen and van Aken (2008) followed children aged 4 to 6 years old until they were 23. Researchers were interested in whether childhood emotionality translates to adulthood and how it may impact an individual's relationship and occupational status in adulthood. The key finding from this study suggests that emotionality in childhood:

• A) does not predict emotionality, relationship or occupational status in adulthood.
• B) predicts how long it will take an individual to enter into their first stable romantic relationship as an adult but not how long it will take them to find their first full-time job.
• C) predicts how long it will take an individual to find their first full-time job but not how long it will take them to enter into their first stable romantic relationship as an adult.
• D) predicts how long it will take an individual to enter into their first stable romantic relationship as an adult as well as how long it will take them to find their first full-time job.

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Definitions:

Modus Ponens

A form of logical argument that concludes a certain consequent from a single premise in the form "If P, then Q" and P, therefore Q.

Modus Tollens

A form of deductive argument in logic that, if the implication is true, then denies the consequent to conclude the denial of the antecedent.

Proposition

A declarative sentence that can be evaluated as true or false, conveying a statement or assertion.

Standard Form

In logic, the standard form refers to a way of structuring categorical propositions to clearly express their subject, predicate, and quantifier, facilitating easier analysis.