Which statement is supported by follow-up research on Piaget's formal operational stage?
A. Most 6-year-olds do not understand that hypotheses must be confirmed by appropriate evidence.
B. In most cases, school-age children can sort out evidence that bears on three or more variables at once.
C. When a simple set of premises defies real-world knowledge, 4- to 6-year-olds are more likely than adolescents to reason logically.
D. When a simple set of premises defies real-world knowledge, 4- to 6-year-olds can reason logically when provided with props in make-believe play.
Answer: D
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Schizophrenia is characterized by:
A) an inability to be alone. B) negative symptoms such as flat, emotionless voices but not by positive symptoms. C) disturbances in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity, and mood. D) positive symptoms but not negative symptoms.
Which of the following is true? a. When regression to the mean occurs, the scores of the entire sample tend to become more similar over time. b. When regression to the mean occurs, participants who score at the extremes of the distribution tend to become less extreme when tested a second time
c. When regression to the mean occurs, participants whose scores are close to the mean tend to receive lower scores when tested a second time. d. When regression to the mean occurs, participants whose scores are close to the mean tend to receive higher scores when tested a second time.
Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as "75 percent lean" than to ground beef described as "25 percent fat." This illustrates that consumer reactions are influenced by:
a. the representativeness heuristic. b. the belief perseverance phenomenon. c. confirmation bias. d. the availability heuristic. e. framing.
Which of the following is the best way to encourage divergent, creative thinking?
a. Go for a walk or engage in some other automatic activity.
b. Stare at a blank sheet of paper until a new, innovative solution comes to mind.
c. Engage in many activities simultaneously.
d. Force yourself to think of something new and creative.