In middle childhood,__________thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws.

A. conventional
B. preconventional
C. postconventional
D. transcendental


Answer: A

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Which of the following describes the concept of validity as it applies to psychological assessment? a. Two or more "raters" get the same answers

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a. catatonic c. disorganized b. paranoid d. undifferentiated

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a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio

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