Regarding reactions to frustration, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Aggression is one of the most frequent responses to frustration.
b. Aggression is almost always the first reaction to frustration.
c. Frustration is most commonly met first with persistence.
d. Frustration may be dealt with through more vigorous efforts and more variable responses.
B
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A study by Robinson and colleagues (2008) found that in low-income mothers and children
a. maternal scaffolding had no effect on child performance in the "child alone" task. b. mothers who provided the most scaffolding had children who performed best on the "child alone" task. c. mothers who provided the least scaffolding had children who performed best on the "child alone" task. d. maternal scaffolding predicted child intelligence levels.
One recent trend in testing has been that
a. fewer and fewer new tests are being published each year. b. hundreds of new tests are being published each year. c. the public has had less and less influence on the testing field. d. objectivity is being greatly reduced in test scoring to increase flexibility.
When a very skewed distribution is involved,
a. use the mode because the most frequently occurring score will be the point around which most scores will be located. b. use the median because it is more representative of most of the scores. c. use the mean because it will best represent the extreme scores in the tail. d. no measure of central tendency should be calculated.
Which of the following preoperational stage phenomena best explains young children's tendency to think trees and flowers have thoughts and feelings?
A) Centering B) Seriation C) Animism D) Egocentrism