When Wagner (1974) Asked Educated and Uneducated Mayan Children to Remember

question 32

Multiple Choice

When Wagner (1974) asked educated and uneducated Mayan children to remember the location of a series of cards, he found that the educated children's performance:

• A) fell below the level of performance typically found for children in the U.S.
• B) was like that of their nonschooled peers.
• C) did not improve with age.
• D) improved with age.

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Definitions:

Jealousy

An emotion stemming from fear or envy of losing affection or status to a rival.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory proposing a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Erogenous Zones

Specific areas of the human body that have heightened sensitivity, which, when stimulated, can produce a sexual response or pleasure.

Latency Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring from around age six to puberty, characterized by a decrease in overt sexual interests and the development of social and intellectual skills.