Sometimes Children Do Not Behave Naturally in a Laboratory

question 48

Multiple Choice

Sometimes children do not behave naturally in a laboratory.The best solution to this problem is to confirm the results

• A) of laboratory studies with other structured setting results.
• B) by conducting similar studies in children's natural environments.
• C) using a questionnaire that participant's parents complete.
• D) by running the same experiment in the same laboratory setting repeatedly and using the same subjects.

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Definitions:

Introspection

Reviewing and reflecting on one's own mental and emotional experiences.

Edward Titchener

A British psychologist who founded structuralism, a school of thought aimed at analyzing the adult mind in terms of the simplest definable components.

Functionalism

A theoretical perspective that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote stability and integration.

Empiricism

The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience and observation.