The findings of Wason and Johnson-Laird suggest that people usually
a. correctly test abstract logical statements by searching for confirming evidence.
b. correctly test abstract logical statements by searching for disconfirming evidence.
c. incorrectly test abstract logical statements by searching for confirming evidence.
d. incorrectly test abstract logical statements by searching for disconfirming evidence.
C
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A. items preferred by children of the opposite gender B. items preferred by children of their own gender C. the neutral items D. based only on how interesting the items were, not whether they were preferred by a particular gender
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A. semantic regularity B. physical regularity C. perceptual regularity D. orientation regularity
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a. the student's faculty advisor c. the literature review b. casual observations d. the institutional review board
According to Vygotsky, __________ assessment involves cooperative interaction between the individual who is being assessed and the person who is doing the assessment
In short, intelligence is seen as being reflected not only in how children can perform on their own, but in terms of how well they perform when helped by adults. a. independent c. mediated b. dynamic d. situated