Exam 3: The Study of Adult Development and Aging: Research Methods

Incidence studies- choice Which type of epidemiological study do researchers use when they want to estimate the percent of people who first show symptoms of a disease?

Interpret sequential findings- choice For a researcher in a given field to find that both the time-sequential and the cohort-sequential designs produce significant age effects,then it is possible that the results reflect true ________ aging:

Survey example- choice (Aging Today) In the National Social Life,Health and Aging Study,researcher collected data on the sex lives of adults 57 to 85 years of aging by using which type of methodology?

Qualitative method example- stem The qualitatitve method would be most appropriate for research investigating topic in the psychology of aging?

Latent variable- choice In a large-scale study investigating the relationship between intelligence and lifestyle,researchers administer a set of 10 intelligence tests which they then convert into one underlying factor.They relate this underlying factor,in turn,to various lifestyle variables such as exercise,diet,and leisure activity participation.The converted intelligence factor is known,in structural equation modeling terms,as a(n):

Selective attrition- stem Although always a problem in research on aging,the issue of selective attrition most clearly affects what type of study?

Selective attrition- stem Selective attrition typically involves the people initially most ______________ dropping out of a longitudinal study earliest.

Cross-sectional advantage Researchers conducting cross-sectional studies on aging have which specific advantage over researchers who conduct longitudinal studies?

Sequential design- choice In ____________ studies of aging,researchers collect data from more than one cohort at more than one time period.

Time of measurement effects- stem Developmental researchers who study time of measurement effects on psychological functioning are most interested in finding out:

Confidentiality example- choice A researcher obtains information about one of her older participants in a study that suggests the participant may have difficulty driving.According to the ethical principle of ______________,however,she cannot report this to the participant's family.

Meta-analysis example- choice To evaluate the relationship between gender and psychological well-being,a researcher examines a set of 45 studies that all include similar types of measures.The researcher then is able to provide a measure of "effect size" to indicate the strength of the relationship.This type of approach is called a(n):

Anonymity- choice The ethical principle of ____________ cannot be maintained in longitudinal study,where researchers must keep track of the names of their participants.

Terminal drop- choice The gradual loss of cognitive abilities as individuals get closer to death is referred to in research terms as:

Cohort-sequential design- stem In the cohort-sequential design,researchers manipulate cohort and:

Dependent variable example- stem A psychologist is conducting a study on the effect of intergenerational contact on happiness ratings,focusing on how such contact can be beneficial to older adults..In one condition,she pairs an older adult with a young child and in the other she pairs two older adults with each other.Both sets of pairs meet for 30 minutes at a time.In this study,the dependent variable is the:

Logistic regression method- choice Researchers attempting to predict whether or not a person will develop a disease from a set of risk factors are most likely to use the statistical method called:

Mediation- choice In multivariate correlational studies testing _________,researcher compare the correlation between two variables with and without the effect of a third.

Most efficient design- choice The _____________ refers to the approach that combines the three sequential designs.

Validity- choice Tests that are intended to measure personality need to meet psychometric criteria showing that they actually do relate to personality.These criteria refer to a test's: