When Experimenters Ask Children to Judge Whether Two Complex Pictures

question 144

Multiple Choice

When experimenters ask children to judge whether two complex pictures are the same,preschool children tend to use a haphazard comparison strategy,not examining all of the details before making a judgment,exhibiting a lack of:

• A)conservation.
• B)attention to the salient.
• C)centration.
• D)planfulness.

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Definitions:

Exploratory

Research designed to investigate an area or phenomenon that is not well understood, often used to generate hypotheses for further study.

Experimental

Pertaining to a method of research that tests a hypothesis under controlled conditions.

Double-blind

A study or clinical trial design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Dependent Variable

A variable that an experimenter predicts will be affected by manipulations of the independent variable.