According to Your Authors, Which of the Following Would Promote

question 128

Multiple Choice

According to your authors, which of the following would promote the BEST growth of cognitive skills?

• A) Once a child masters basic addition, move right to subtraction.
• B) Once a child masters basic addition, move to slightly more difficult addition problems.
• C) Once a child masters basic addition, move to multiplication so the child can see that multiplication is really just advanced addition.
• D) Once a child masters basic addition, keep the child at that level for at least a few days so that the skills have time for consolidation.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The factor in a study that the experimenter alters to see how it impacts the outcome variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the manipulation of the independent variable.

Interaction Effect

A situation in statistical analysis where the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable is different at different levels of another independent variable.

Main Effect

The effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable, isolated from other variables in an experimental study.