List and define two of the four implications of the stage concept, as noted by Flavell (1971)
What will be an ideal response?
Any two of the following four: (1) qualitative change, which means that a particular skill not only gets better, but also becomes different in quality or character, (2) concurrent change, which means that changes from stage to stage occur simultaneously for many concepts at once, (3) abrupt change, which means that children switch abruptly (not gradually) from one stage to the next, and (4) coherent organization, which means that children's behaviors and thoughts cohere as a sensible whole and are not random bits and pieces of independent units added together.
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a. gynecologists recommend this test for women once they reach their 40th birthday. b. women of color are just as likely as European American women to request a Pap smear. c. the effectiveness of the Pap smear test has greatly reduced the death rate from ovarian cancer. d. the test involves taking a sample of cells from the cervix to see whether they are abnormal.
The importance of the underlying assumption of normality behind a one-sample means test
a. depends on how fussy you are. b. depends on the sample size. c. depends on whether you are solving for t or z. d. doesn't depend on anything.
Marcus, who runs a software development company, repeatedly thanks his administrative assistant, Shana, for her hard work. Lately however, Marcus neglects to acknowledge the accomplishments of Shana; Shana’s performance has begun to decline. What likely contributed to Shana’s performance problems?
a. ?negative reinforcement b. ?latent inhibition c. ?negative punishment d. ?extinction
According to Eysenck's original model, which of the following is true about extraverts?
A. They generally have a high level of cortical arousal. B. They have learned through early experiences to enjoy social events. C. They generally have a low level of cortical arousal. D. They are low in neuroticism.