What is not considered a major component of formal operational thought?
A) Representational thought.
B) The development of propositional reasoning.
C) The ability to order events or variables in a theoretical framework.
D) The ability to isolate the effects of variables by holding the effects of other variables
constant.
A
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a. amniocentesis b. standard ultrasound c. 4-D color ultrasound d. fetal cardiac monitoring
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a. The workforce is becoming less diverse because of job discrimination. b. Hispanic and African American workers competing for jobs are at a disadvantage because they have lower high school and college graduation rates than Asian Americans and European Americans. c. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual workers no longer fear discrimination. d. Male supervisors are less likely to show favoritism for heterosexuals than female supervisors.
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a. He developed the Army Alpha and Beta tests. b. He created separate tests for men and women. c. He created separate tests for heritable and non-heritable intelligence. d. He resolved some of the psychometric issues in earlier intelligence measures.