Research on metacognitive development shows that school-age children know that
A) rehearsal is a more effective memory strategy than elaboration.
B) use of private speech hinders task performance.
C) memory strategies rarely work as suggested.
D) people can extend their knowledge by making mental inferences.
D
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Which best summarizes the views of the authors of the text about the placebo effect?
a. The placebo effect is itself a treatmentâ€"one that heals psychologically. b. Using the placebo effect in psychotherapy would be considered unethical. c. The placebo effect is benign, but never effective. d. The placebo effect is a dangerous interference with the process of psychotherapy.
Why are investigators interested in the fast flush phenomenon?
a. It is often seen in people of Asian ancestry and might explain why they drink less. b. It is often seen in people of Asian ancestry and might explain why they drink more. c. It is often seen in young people and might explain why they drink more. d. It is often seen in females and might explain why they drink less.
According to Martin Seligman, a condition resulting from the perception that we have no control over our environment is called:
a. basic anxiety. c. learned helplessness. b. the Jonah complex. d. depression.
Dr. Denton designs an experiment to test the hypothesis that children who are taught alternative ways of responding to failure will show increased persistence in problem solving. Dr. Denton assigns half of a random sample of third-graders to a tutor who emphasizes learning from mistakes rather than improving grades. The other half of the sample receive tutoring without this emphasis on "learning
goals." After two months of tutoring, both groups were given a test of persistence. A possible random variable in this experiment is the ____.? a. ?amount of time before the persistence test b. ?persistence test score c. ?level of intelligence of the children d. ?time of day the experiment was conducted