Match These Descriptions with the Appropriate Research Terms

question 217

Multiple Choice

Match these descriptions with the appropriate research terms.
-An organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships.

• A)theory
• B)longitudinal study
• C)hypothesis
• D)correlation
• E)experiment

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Definitions:

Object Reversibility

Refers to the cognitive recognition that relationships or operations can be returned to their original state from a changed state, underscoring a development in logical thinking.

Identical Balls

Objects that are exactly the same in every aspect, such as size, weight, texture, and material.

Concrete Operational Stage

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (approximately age 7-12) where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Transitive Inference

A form of reasoning that allows the deduction of relationships between items not directly compared, often formulated as "If A>B and B>C, then A>C."