Which One of the Following Examples Best Illustrates the Use

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the use of a personally constructed theory as a child learns the concept spider?

• A) Julian assumes that spiders must give birth to baby spiders, just as people give birth to baby people.
• B) Ian learns that spiders have eight legs, whereas insects have only six.
• C) Rudy learns that spiders, along with scorpions and ticks, are members of the arachnid class.
• D) Duc remembers what happened when his cousin was bitten by a black widow spider.

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Definitions:

Time Sampling Error

A statistical error that occurs when a sample is collected at a specific time that is not representative of the overall population or phenomenon.

Measurement Error Sources

Factors that contribute to the difference between the measured value and the true value of what is being measured.

Estimating Reliability

The process of calculating or predicting the consistency of a test's results through various statistical methods.

Correlation Relationships

The statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, indicating a potential relationship but not causation.