Heidi and Max Consider Themselves Best Friends

question 38

Multiple Choice

Heidi and Max consider themselves best friends. What stage of development is this female and male pair MOST likely in?

• A) preschool
• B) early childhood
• C) middle childhood
• D) adolescence

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Definitions:

Carryover Effect

In research, the persistence of an effect observed in one condition into another condition or time period.

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, which can lead to bias in survey research.

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling procedure in which each member of the population has an equal probability of being included in the sample.

Stratified Random Sampling

A probability sampling method in which a population is divided into subpopulation groups called strata; individuals are then randomly sampled from each of the strata.