Mandler, in discussing children's story grammar, contends that: 7
A) transformational studies with children is a means of understanding both literature and the thinking of
children
B) stories about witches and goblins are inherently more interesting to children than mundane tales
C) stories have an underlying structure
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
C
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a. placebo effects. b. self-report biases. c. statistical artifacts. d. meta-analytic controls.
A group of researchers wanted to determine whether children behave more aggressively after watching violent television programming. Half the children in the study watch a violent television show; the other children watch a nonviolent television program. In this study, the control group is:
a. the children who watch the violent show b. the children who watch the nonviolent program c. the children who behave the most aggressively at the end of the study d. all the children who take part in the study
Franko goes out on a date with a new girl in whom he is very interested. It goes badly. He is most likely to attribute this failure to
a. her mood. c. his own lack of charm. b. his bad timing. d. all of these
Girls' rough-and-tumble play tends to emphasize _________, whereas boys' rough-and-tumble play tends to emphasize _________
a. running and chasing; wrestling and fighting c. wandering; hovering b. wrestling and fighting; running and chasing d. smiling and laughing; yelling and crying