Research Has Shown That Most Preschoolers

question 46

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that most preschoolers

• A) do not use the words "think," "remember," or "pretend."
• B) have a complete grasp of cognitive processes.
• C) believe that an event can be known without being directly observed.
• D) often insist that they have always known information they just learned.

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to equally distribute participants across various group treatments, ensuring that each group is statistically similar at the start.

Manipulating Factors

Variables that researchers deliberately change or manipulate in an experiment to see if they have an effect on some other variable.

Confounding Variable

An outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable on each other, potentially skewing the results of a study.

Factor Being Studied

The specific element or variable that is being investigated or examined in research or experiments.