Imagine That American Children and African Children Are Asked to Memorize

question 121

Multiple Choice

Imagine that American children and African children are asked to memorize the locations of objects on a chessboard.In one condition,the objects are rocks; in the other,they are household objects common in the West.What might you predict regarding the children's performance?

• A)The performance of the American children will exceed that of the African children in both conditions.
• B)The performance of the African children will exceed that of the American children in both conditions.
• C)The performance of the African children will be equivalent to that of the American children in both conditions.
• D)The performance of the African children will exceed that of the American children when the objects are rocks but not when they are Western household objects.

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