You are going to go grocery shopping. To help you remember the items that you need to purchase, you put those items into clusters or categories (e.g., things that are frozen or fresh) that are similar. What memory strategy are you using?
a. rehearsal
b. organization
c. repetition
d. elaboration
B. Organization involves placing things into meaningful categories.
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Nathan, a four-year-old boy, exclaims, "I'm a boy!" Nathan has achieved:
A. gender expectations B. a sex role C. gender identity D. a gender role
According to fat cell theory, what happens when a person loses weight?
a) the number of fat cells decrease. b) the fat cells become dormant. c) fat cells shrink. d) fat cells do not produce as much leptin
Dr. Sums developed a test of mathematical ability. To measure __________, he split the test in two and compared children's responses on both halves
A) inter-rater reliability B) test–retest reliability C) internal validity D) external validity
During this stage, Piaget proposes, children become capable of using mental operations, which allow them to organize and manipulate information mentally instead of relying on physical and sensory associations
a. sensorimotor b. preoperations c. concrete operations d. formal operations