Researchers Used an Apparatus to Measure Cooperation and Competition Among

question 63

Multiple Choice

Researchers used an apparatus to measure cooperation and competition among children.The goal was for each child to retrieve a marble from within the container.The results of this study suggest that:

• A) there is a general developmental trend of increasing cooperation
• B) there is a general developmental trend of decreasing cooperation
• C) there are strong individual differences in this task
• D) there do not appear to be individual differences in this task

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Definitions:

Diagnosis

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem through examination of the symptoms and sometimes involving diagnostic tests.

Anchoring Effect

A cognitive bias where individuals rely too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making decisions.

Base Rate Fallacy

A cognitive bias where individuals misjudge the likelihood of an event due to ignoring general statistical information in favor of specific information.

Availability Heuristic

describes a cognitive bias where individuals estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind.