While Piaget proposed that formal operational thought is not fully settled in until around 15 years of age, evidence suggests that some people never fully employ formal operational thinking
Studies show that only _________ of college students and adults achieve formal operational thinking, and other estimates run as low as
a) 40% to 60%; 25%.
b) 30% to 50%; 25%.
c) 25% to 50%; 10%.
d) 50% to 75%; 40%.
a
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Longitudinal studies of deaf children whose parents did not expose them to sign language found that at about 12 months of age __________.
A. the children could not communicate B. they used a single sign to stand for an object, comparable to hearing children producing their first word C. their cognitive development was abnormal D. their signs were ordered in a different way from the telegraphic speech of speaking children
According to your textbook, which of the following distinguishes the parenting of mothers in the U.S. from mothers in India and Guatemala?
a. Mothers in the US rely primarily on verbal instructions, while mothers in India and Guatemala use verbal instructions combined with touches and gazes to guide children. b. Mothers in the US are more likely to use scaffolding, while mothers in India and Guatemala use will provide more assistance on tasks where assistance may not be needed. c. Mothers in India and Guatemala rely primarily on verbal instructions, while mothers in the US use verbal instructions combined with touches and gazes to guide children. d. Mothers in India and Guatemala are more likely to use scaffolding, while mothers in the US use will provide more assistance on tasks where assistance may not be needed.
The process of establishing norms for a test by giving it to large numbers of people is called
a. reliability. b. validity. c. standardization. d. normalization. e. predictability.
Doctor Jen Etticks researches how genetic factors influence behavior and attitudes in the workplace. Her recent study of the influence of genetics on job satisfaction will most likely suggest that genetics ____
a. ?heavily influence job satisfaction b. ?influence workers' characteristics, which can influence job satisfaction c. ?have no influence on job satisfaction d. ?influence job satisfaction in identical twins only