Research on formal operational thought indicates that 6-year-olds
A) show signs of hypothetico-deductive reasoning on tasks that involve simplified situations.
B) display hypothetico-deductive reasoning only when assisted by an adult.
C) only display hypothetico-deductive reasoning during pretend play.
D) are capable of abstract thinking when presented with real-world problems.
A
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a. cursed with original sin that made it naturally evil. b. more like that of chimps than human adults. c. a set of connected living nerves. d. empty and to be written on through experience.
Because each culture is unique, therapeutic methods that work in one culture rarely work when used in a different culture.
a. True b. False
Zeitgeist means:
a. the spirit of the times b. about the same thing as presentism c. that the history of anything must be selective d. about the same thing as historicism
Which of the following factors does NOT help promote obesity, according to Rodin (1981)?
a. dieting b. having higher than normal insulin levels c. being sedentary rather than active d. maintaining a lean body mass