Five-year-old Marco complains that his slice of cake is smaller than Maria's, his 10-year-old sister. But she explains, "Look, your slice is skinnier, but it's taller. So we really have the same amount"
Which aspect of concrete operational reasoning does Maria's explanation use?
A) decentered thought
B) seriation
C) class inclusion
D) dynamic transformation
A) decentered thought. Maria illustrates her ability for decentered thought by paying attention to both the width and height of the cake, while her brother Marco focuses his attention on only one dimension, the height.
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A. schizophrenic disorder B. dissociative disorder C. conversion disorder D. depressive disorder
Women are generally better at recognizing , whereas men are generally better at recognizing
a. angry faces; sad faces b. happy faces; sad faces c. provocative faces; rebellious faces d. sad faces; happy faces e. happy or sad faces; angry faces
What can you conclude from the correlational studies?
A. There is nothing we can conclude from the correlational studies. B. One variable causes the other variable. C. Something else is causing both variables to change in some way. D. Two variables are related in some way.
Which of the following accurately captures Western thoughts about female body shape?
a. What you see is what you get. c. Slim is in. b. Muscles matter. d. none of these