What is metamemory? What does it reflect in terms of memory and development?
What will be an ideal response?
Metamemory is the child's understanding of his or her own memory. It reflects the child's increasing efficiency and control over cognitive processes.
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Suppose that a research group wants to see whether a new educational program has an effect on children's bias against children of the other gender. In this study, the experimental group takes part in an educational program about gender, and the control group takes part in a different educational program. Which of the following factors—if true—would most likely be the confounding variable?
a. All of the children in both conditions are European American. b. The children in the gender-program condition are about one year older than the children in the control condition. c. No teacher has ever discussed any gender-related issues with the class. d. The children all live in the suburbs of Chicago.
Which classic investigation does not have its roots in violence, war, or wartime culture?
a. Sherif's experiments on social influence b. Triplett's research on performance in groups c. Milgram's study of destructive obedience d. Lewin's research on conservation
According to your textbook, which statement regarding gender and helping behavior is false? a. Men, unlike women, often feel that their self-esteem is threatened by needing to ask for help from someoneelse
b. Men are more likely than women to offer help in a situation involving potential physical danger. c. Men, unlike women, are more likely to offer help in situations where they can do so anonymously. d. Men are less likely than women to receive help in an emergency situation.
The head begins to take shape in the ______ week after conception
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