Exam 3: Research

 Aging effects and cohort effects are some of the potential disadvantages of ____ research designs.

 _____ means that the child shows some form of agreement to participate in research without necessarily understanding the full significance of the research.

 Discuss how cultural differences can impact data collection and research outcomes for childhood disorders.

 Describe a study in which you would use a qualitative approach. Be sure to indicate why it would be beneficial to use a qualitative approach in your study.

 Which of the following is a magnetic imaging method that produces images showing connections between brain regions?

 ____ are used to study cerebral glucose metabolism.

 ____ validity refers to whether scores on a measure behave as predicted by theory or past research.

 The ______ of research findings is what advances the field of psychology.

 Participation in research is done through direct informed consent except when the participants are ____.

 To record electrical activity of the brain, one would want to use a(n) ____.

 An assessment tool that actually measures the construct it is intended to measure can be considered ____.

 Because there is no one correct approach to research, most problems in abnormal child psychology are best studied by ____.

 ____ research focuses on a specific research question under conditions that only resemble or approximate the situation to which the researcher wishes to generalize.

 Explain the importance of using scientific research methods and strategies in abnormal child psychology.

 Skepticism exists regarding research in abnormal child psychology because _____.