Which of the Following Is True of the Cross-Sectional Method

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the cross-sectional method?

• A) It compares people of different ages with one another.
• B) It studies the same group of people at different times.
• C) It tends to paint too favorable a picture of the effects of aging on intelligence.
• D) It is more appropriate than the longitudinal method for studying intellectual change over the life span.

Understand the patterns and effects of self-disclosure in distressed relationships.

Assess the positive outcomes of constructive conflict and confrontation in relationships.

Explore the influence of social media on self-esteem, self-disclosure, and relationship building.

Examine the stages of relationship development and the role of self-disclosure and listening in these stages.

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Definitions:

Z Score

A statistical measure illustrating the relation of a value to the mean of its group by detailing it in standard deviations from the mean.

Extreme

Relating to values that are farthest from the mean or median in a data set, often considered outliers.

Z Score

A calculation used to express the difference of a particular value from a group's mean, in terms of how many standard deviations away it is.

T Score

A standardized score that indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.