According to Piaget, hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in the ________ stage.

A. preoperational
B. concrete operational
C. formal operational
D. sensorimotor


Answer: C

Psychology

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During a test in class, all the first-graders sit quietly and work on their tests, and their personal dispositions do not differentiate one child from another. However, at recess, those children who are extraverts tend to play games with others, while those children who are introverts may watch the others or play quietly by themselves. According to Mischel's theory of personality, personal dispositions are more important

A. in situations in which many different behaviors are acceptable. B. than traits in understanding situational behavior. C. in understanding the process of reciprocal determinism. D. for the students considered internals than those considered externals.

Psychology

Throughout elementary and secondary school, __________ predicts academic success

A) learned helplessness B) metacognitive awareness C) self-regulation D) interpersonal intelligence

Psychology

Ruth's parents frequently slap her when she misbehaves. They also bully her into doing what they want instead of asking her nicely. Ruth is most likely to:

a. develop a strong sense responsibility. b. be impulsive, unmotivated, and irresponsible. c. confess rather than lie when she misbehaves. d. have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively.

Psychology

Emma is trying to convince her professor that he gave her an unfair grade. She continues to pester him for several days, as her arguments become ever more extreme

Ultimately, the professor tells Emma, II will not change your grade; moreover, you should be thankful for the grade you received!" Emma's professor likely resisted changing her grade because he ________. a) perceived her as attempting to gain an unfair advantage relative to her classmates b) saw her as being atypically confrontational and irritating relative to her classmates c) became convinced she cared nothing for the class but only cared about her image d) felt strongly that he was being pushed to do something he didn't want to do, rather than being asked

Psychology