Research Methods: Designing a Study on Spatial Processing and Arithmetic
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Research Methods: Designing a Study on Spatial Processing and Arithmetic

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What type of research design examines changes between participants in different age groups at a single time?

  • Cross-sectional Design (correct)
  • Correlational Research
  • Experimental Research
  • Descriptive Research

    • Which research design examines changes within individuals over time?

  • Descriptive Research
  • Longitudinal Design (correct)
  • Cross-sectional Design
  • Correlational Research

    • What is the disadvantage of a cross-sectional research design?

  • Limited to one time in history (correct)
  • Expensive
  • Cannot examine age differences
  • Provides info on age differences

    • Which research design provides information on cohort differences but cannot examine change over time?

    <p>Cross-sectional Design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the advantage of a longitudinal research design?

    <p>Provides developmental analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of research design is confounded with age differences?

    <p>Cross-sectional Design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of data collection involves watching and monitoring people's behavior?

    <p>Observational methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of interview involves asking open-ended questions?

    <p>Open-ended interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain imaging method measures brain structure by estimating the location and orientation of white matter tracts?

    <p>Diffusion Tensor Imaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data collection method uses response times and accuracy rates?

    <p>Computer Paradigms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of data collection involves measuring brain function using oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin?

    <p>Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Sequential studies examine compared to Cross-Sectional studies?

    <p>Changes within individuals over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period of prenatal development does the growth of lanugo and vernix caseosa occur?

    <p>Second trimester</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major direction of growth in prenatal development involves midline outward progression?

    <p>Proximodistal development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What serious outcome can occur if there are serious defects during the period of rapid organ functionality and complexity in prenatal development?

    <p>Miscarriage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the germinal period, what is the first structure that forms from the zygote?

    <p>Beginning of cell division as the zygote travels down the fallopian tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of diffusion tensor imaging as a brain imaging method?

    <p>Estimating the location and orientation of white matter tracts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measure brain function?

    <p>By measuring oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of data collection focuses on monitoring brain function using electrical activity?

    <p>Event-related potentials (ERPs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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