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In ________ the emphasis is on the systematic collection of data, whereas in ________ the emphasis is placed on providing a detailed narrative.
 
  a. case studies; single-case designs c. quasi-experiments; field studies
  b. single-case designs; case studies d. field studies; quasi-experiments

Question 2

The HOME studies show that
 
  a. parental involvement is not a good indicator of intellectual development.
  b. early parent-child interactions may produce long-lasting effects on intellectual development.
  c. early parent-child interactions do not differ from later parent-child interactions in terms of their effects on intellectual development.
  d. early parental involvement is only a good indicator of intellectual development in lower-class children, while early and later parental involvement are good indicators of intellectual development in middle-class children.

Question 3

A(n) ________ follows only one or a few participants over a period of time, with an emphasis on the systematic collection of data.
 
  a. correlational study c. single-case design
  b. interview d. case study

Question 4

The HOME inventory was designed to measure
 
  a. the relationship between number of siblings and intellectual achievement.
  b. the effects of an early intervention program for women and their infants at risk for low intellectual development.
  c. characteristics in the child's environment that might be related to later competence.
  d. the relationship between infant intelligence and later school performance.

Question 5

A(n) ________ is an in-depth description of psychological characteristics and behaviors of an individual, often in the form of a narrative.
 
  a. correlational study c. single-case design
  b. interview d. case study

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of achievement among Asian children versus American children?
 
  a. Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese children attend about fifty more days a year of school than American children do.
  b. Asian high school students spend almost fifty hours a week in school versus thirty-six hours for American high school students.
  c. American children study language arts more than twice as long as they do mathematics, whereas Asian students spend equal time on each subject.
  d. Asian students are more likely than American students to work as well as attend school.

Question 7

Researchers who conduct ________ must be very concerned with ruling out alternative explanations for their findings, due to the natural separation between groups.
 
  a. experimental studies c. quasi-experiments
  b. causal studies d. qualitative studies

Question 8

According to the _________ hypothesis, school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture.
 
  a. cultural deficit c. cultural compatibility
  b. deficit compatibility d. culturally different
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