Diane, Rory, and Linda are working on a research project for the science fair. They have discussed many ideas and have finally come up with an interesting study. Their teacher, Ms. Peterson, asks them who came up with the idea for their project
Diane answers, "No one person came up with the idea—we all had the idea!" This is an example of
A) socially shared cognition.
B) intelligence.
C) the psychometric approach.
D) situated cognition.
A) socially shared cognition. Socially shared cognition is the idea that thought is the culmination of many others' input. Thinking resides in the dynamic interactions between individuals within the group, not solely inside the head of any individual.
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