In Order to Determine Whether a New Teaching Method Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

In order to determine whether a new teaching method is effective for children who struggle with math, you design a study where you implement the method with a group of 6-year olds, a group of 8-year olds, and a group of 10-year olds. What type of study is this?

• A)naturalistic observation
• B)longitudinal
• C)experimental
• D)cross-sectional

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Definitions:

Pavlov's Dogs

An experiment by Ivan Pavlov demonstrating classical conditioning through the use of dogs, bells, and food, showing how associative learning works.

Little Albert

The subject of a famous psychology experiment by John B. Watson, demonstrating that emotional responses can be conditioned in humans.

Fear / Distress Response

An emotional and physiological reaction to perceived threats or danger, involving the activation of the fight or flight response.

Electra Complex

In psychodynamic theory, a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.