In Piaget’s pendulum problem, children are asked to determine what influences the speed of the pendulum. In solving the problem, if children use a systematic process by which they change one variable, hold the other variables constant, and test for a
variety of solutions, they are engaged in __________.
a) inductive reasoning
b) hypothetical-deductive reasoning
c) thought experimentation
d) concrete operations
Answer: b
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A. approach-avoidance B. avoidance-avoidance C. approach-approach D. multiple conflict
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a. biological sensitivity to context c. effortful control b. social referencing d. personality
Question Tests of all literate American draftees in World War I indicated that intelligence peaks at age
14. 18. 30. 42.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false