Which of the following was NOT listed in your text as one of Piaget's major contributions to developmental psychology?
A) His work encouraged fathers to be more active in their children's lives.
B) His work led to changes in education, such as more hands-on materials.
C) His work stimulated much research throughout the field of child development.
D) His believed that children actively construct their worlds and initiate events.
A
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performance. She uses the first method of teaching in her 1st-year introductory course and the second method in her 2nd-year advanced course. She finds that student performances are better in the advanced class than in the introductory class. She concludes that the second teaching method is superior. What is the problem with her conclusion? a. The variables had invalid operational definitions. b. There was no control group for comparison. c. The presentation of teaching materials was not counterbalanced. d. Interrater reliability in measuring student performance was low. e. There is a confounding of students' year in school with teaching methods.
The __________ inkblot test presents a series of ambiguous inkblots, and the subject is instructed to say whatever comes to mind when viewing these images
a. Rotter b. Rorschach c. Adler d. Jungian
Researchers state that one reason the jigsaw classroom is effective is that it allows the individual to develop a category of "oneness." By this he means that
a. everyone, without exception, is seen as part of a single group. b. the individual sees himself as an individual separate from the group. c. in-groups are seen as superior to out-groups, bolstering self-esteem. d. out-groups are seen as a single, homogeneous unit separate from the in-group.
Boys show a greater lateralization of language in the __________ hemisphere, whereas girls tend to develop language in __________.
A. right; the right hemisphere B. left; the right hemisphere C. left; both hemispheres D. right; both hemispheres