According to adolescent researchers, who is more likely to engage in scientific reasoning?
A) Concrete operational adults.
B) People that have a strong need to preserve their own beliefs and theories.
C) Individuals that have a tolerance for uncertainty.
D) People that have a lot of confidence in their own thinking and assume they know all of
the answers to the most complex questions.
C
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Which of the following is the best explanation of how attitudes may influence gender differences on cognitive tasks?
a. Children tend to react against their parents' stereotypes, especially during adolescence, so girls become overconfident about their math ability. b. Boys perceive themselves as being more competent than girls, as far as math ability, so this self-confidence can improve their performance. c. Boys react more strongly when they experience stereotype threat, and so they frequently provide a quick answer that is incorrect. d. Because boys are more impulsive than girls, they are less likely to develop negative attitudes about cognitive tasks.
All things considered, the atypical antipsychotics ____
a. are far more cost-effective than the older drugs b. do not improve overall quality of life more than older drugs c. are preferable because they have, at most, only mild side-effects d. have a much higher risk of movement disorders
Which of the following is not one of the questions that a researcher should ask themselves before conducting a research study
a. "How can I use statistics to analyze my results?" b. "Will I definitely be able to confirm my hypothesis?" c. "What research strategies should I use to test my idea?" d. "How can I guarantee that I obtain objective results?"
Bryce knows that the rest of the class got D's and F's on a difficult exam, so he is happy with a C, even though he knows he could have gotten an A with a little more effort. Bryce's motivation best matches _____
a) mastery/avoidance. b) performance/approach. c) performance/avoidance. d) mastery/performance.