Formal Instruction in the Scientific Method Usually Begins When Students

question 60

Multiple Choice

Formal instruction in the scientific method usually begins when students are between 11 and 13 years of age.At this point,students are capable of the abstract thinking and deductive reasoning characteristic of Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

• A) formal operational
• B) sensorimotor
• C) preoperational
• D) concrete operational

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Definitions:

Short-Run Aggregate Supply

The total supply of goods and services that firms in an economy plan on selling during a short time period, given the current level of prices.

Actual Unemployment

The current level of unemployment in the economy, reflecting the number of people who are actively seeking employment but are without jobs.

Natural Rate

The level of economic activity, particularly unemployment or interest rates, that corresponds to the economy's long-term equilibrium without short-term cyclical fluctuations.

Potential Output

Potential output is the maximum amount of goods and services an economy can produce when it is most efficient and fully employed, without causing inflation.