A method of testing a theory or hypothesis in which a positive result confirms the predictions made by that theory or hypothesis is called ______.
A. abstract strategy
B. comprehensive strategy
C. confirmational strategy
D. disconfirmational strategy
Answer: C
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a. 4; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational b. 4; identity, intimacy, generativity, and integrity c. 3; preconventional, conventional, and postconventional d. 3; selective optimization, optimism, and self-challenge e. 2; care orientation and justice orientation
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a. young children may believe that they don't need an explicit plan to solve a problem. b. planning is hard work that young children may not be willing to invest in. c. planning requires encoding processes, which young children don't possess. d. young children may expect parents and adults to solve complex problems for them.
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a. Fabrication b. Plagiarism c. Deception d. More than one of the above