Strutt and Colleagues (1975) Asked Children Ages 6 to 12

question 151

Multiple Choice

Strutt and colleagues (1975) asked children ages 6 to 12 to sort cards based upon the shape on the card (a circle or a irrelevant information was also presented on the cards, what happened?

• A) Children were unable to sort the cards correctly.
• B) Children sorted the cards based upon the irrelevant information, not the shapes.
• C) Younger children were better able to ignore the irrelevant information.
• D) Older children were better able to ignore irrelevant information

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Definitions:

Multiplicative Inverse

A number which, when multiplied by the original number, results in one. It's often referred to as the reciprocal.

Compounded Monthly

A term used in finance to describe a process where interest is added to the principal balance of an investment or loan each month, and future interest accumulations are based on the new balance.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment, calculated as a percentage of the principal amount over a period.

Additive Inverse Property

The principle that for any number, there exists another number such that the sum of both is zero.