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bobbie

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Which statement has research shown to be true about stepfamilies and children in stepfamilies?
 
  A) Complex stepfamilies experience greater satisfaction and less stress than do those in simple stepfamilies.
  B) Nearly half of all children in stepfamilies had not seen their nonresident fathers in the past year.
  C) The role of the stepfather is more difficult than that of the stepmother.
  D) The longer the time period between a divorce and remarriage, the better the adjustment of the children to the remarriage.

Question 2

Child psychologists often have one-way mirrors in the clinic to assess the behavior of children. Explain the type of data collection method used by these psychologists.
 
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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Child psychologists often use nonparticipant observation to collect data. In nonparticipant observation, researchers study phenomena without being part of the situation. For example, child psychologists, clinicians, and sociologists often study young children in classrooms through one-way mirrors.





 

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