Cross-cultural research on preliterate societies suggest that competency on reasoning tests depends MOST on:
A) the participant's actual level of literacy.
B) whether the task makes sense to participants.
C) the participant's problem-solving ability.
D) whether the participant enjoys problem-solving tasks.
B) whether the task makes sense to participants.
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The data on infant mortality and maternal mortality rate show that:
a. in a comparison of 15 technologically advanced countries in the world, the US has the lowest neonatal mortality rate. b. about 1 in 3,000 women in Canada and the United States dies because of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. c. in sub-Saharan Africa, about 3% of infants die before their first birthday. d. in sub-Saharan Africa about 1 in 50 women dies due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
Chapter 15 discussed how to make the psychology of women more inclusive. According to this discussion, one current problem is that
a. researchers have gone overboard, so that they now study women of color more often than European American women. b. researchers do not conduct enough studies that compare women of color to European American women. c. researchers seldom select a research area in which women of color might be expected to be especially competent. d. researchers have conducted numerous studies on women who are economically disadvantaged, but they have not conducted enough research on women of color.
The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
a. abstract operations b. formal operations c. concrete operations d. preoperational e. sensorimotor
Sitting down and talking with a child to prevent escape from time-out is acceptable
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false