Research discussed in the textbook indicates that the statement "children prefer gender-typed toys only after they have become aware of the gender roles assigned to them by society" is
a. true.
b. false.
c. true, but only for boys.
d. true, but only for girls.
b
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A. scaffolding B. private speech C. the zone of proximal development D. guided participation
An experimenter tests the hypothesis that physical exercise improves mood. Subjects in the experimental group participate on Monday and Tuesday and those in the control group on Wednesday and Thursday. What is the extraneous variable?
a. the hypothesis b. the day of the week c. the exercise d. the mood (degree of happiness)
Research has found that the likelihood of divorce is highest for couples who make the decision to get married when they are at the height of a. commitment. b. infatuation
c. intimacy. d. cohabitation.
The majority of words found in the vocabularies of one-year-olds are
a. verbs concerning actions of people who were familiar to the child. b. verbs concerning actions of people who were unfamiliar to the child. c. nouns representing objects or people who were unfamiliar to the child. d. nouns representing objects or people who were familiar to the child.