Research cited in your textbook told of Zambian and English research subjects who were tested on a model reconstruction task using paper, clay, or wire. This research illustrated the importance of raising questions about
A. the reliability of a test with regard to members of specific cultural populations.
B. the validity of a test with regard to members of specific cultural populations.
C. the danger of using specific materials, such as wire, with testtakers who have never manipulated them.
D. the cautions that need to be verbalized prior to any assessment situation.
Answer: B
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A) succumbing suddenly. B) passing without narcotic drug use. C) overcoming pain without complaint. D) the integrity of the life that precedes it.
Newell and Simon proposed that problem solving often proceeds by breaking a larger problem into smaller problems.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Children in the concrete operational period of development can focus on more than one dimension of a problem at a time
Indicate whether the statement is true or false