Wason (1960, 1972) identified three general strategies that his participants used for hypothesis testing. What are they?
A. correlation
B. verification
C. thinking about alternatives
D. falsification
Answer: A. correlation
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A. synaptogenesis B. fundamental movement skills C. executive functions D. the developmental cascade
The term group polarization refers to a phenomenon whereby ____
a. groups divide themselves into two poles, or "sides" b. groups tend to make riskier decisions than individuals do c. groups tend to make more extreme decisions than individuals do (whether extremely risky or "extremely something else") d. groups identify a "rival group" against which they are competing
Nelson and Aboud asserted that the type of peer influence that contributes strongly to role-taking skills is
a. disagreements and conflicts among friends. b. unsupervised settings in which children are on an "honor system.". c. situations in which a child must give facts to an adult. d. cooperative play in which children help each other.
Dave, a graduate student, has difficulty talking to groups. Unfortunately, he has chosen a career in which he must speak to large groups of people
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