A New Testing Technique That Supports the Hypothesis That Group

question 175

Multiple Choice

A new testing technique that supports the hypothesis that group differences are attributable to environment uses which of the following procedures?

• A)The goal and format of the test is explained first.
• B)The children are tested in quiet rooms.
• C)Everyone is told that intelligence is not genetic.
• D)Students are given a high-energy snack first.

Recognize the effect of confirmation bias and belief perseverance on information processing.

Understand the evolutionary perspective on human reasoning and its adaptiveness to natural problems.

Understand and describe the concept of "manual babbling" in deaf babies as compared to verbal babbling in hearing babies.

Recognize how cognitive psychology relates thought processes to solving real-world problems.

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