A student has just made a pendulum with a small stone and a string. She is trying to figure out whether it is the length of string, the weight of the stone at the end of it,
or both that determine how far the pendulum will swing. In order to be able to solve this problem, the student would have to have reached the ______ stage of cognitive development in Piaget's theory.
a. sensory-motor c. concrete-operational
b. preoperational d. formal-operational
d
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You are ordering dinner with a group of five friends at a restaurant. You notice that the waiter has neither pad nor pencil but relies on memory to get the orders correct. Assume that the waiter will report the orders to the kitchen right away (he won't do any intervening mental tasks). To give yourself the best chance of getting what you ordered, you should attempt to give your order to the waiter
A. first, second, or third. B. third or fourth. C. fourth, fifth, or sixth. D. first, second, fifth, or sixth.
The "Big Five" model was proposed by ______ theorists
a. psychodynamic c. cognitive-social learning b. behavioral d. trait
The statistic used to adequately standardize and compare the results of studies in a meta-analysis is called:
a) Pearson's coefficient b) The correlation coefficient c) The effect size d) None of the above
In Jolene, who is undergoing puberty, _____ is NOT a secondary sexual characteristic.
A) menarche B) pubic hair C) breast development D) skin texture