Autonomy and Informed Consent May Reduce the External Validity of a Research

question 21

Multiple Choice

Autonomy and informed consent may reduce the external validity of a research study because

• A) participants are likely to be deceived.
• B) participants will commonly be undergraduate psychology students.
• C) participants typically volunteer to take part in the research study.
• D) these principles reduce the probability that women will take part in research studies.

Identify critical periods in the development of sensory systems and motor skills.

Understand the role of environmental and genetic factors in the development of motor skills.

Learn about the implications of rapid brain growth and critical developmental phenomena such as transient exuberance and pruning on cognitive and physical development.

Comprehend the development and refining of gross and fine motor skills through infancy and early childhood.

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