In Judith Kearins's (1986)study of White Australian and Aboriginal Adolescents,what

question 179

Multiple Choice

In Judith Kearins's (1986) study of white Australian and aboriginal adolescents,what important contribution to the field of memory research did she reach?

• A) White Australian children had better visual memories,and aboriginal Australian children had better verbal memories,demonstrating how much brighter white Australian children are.
• B) White Australian children outperformed aboriginal Australian children on all memory tasks demonstrating how much brighter white Australian children are.
• C) Aboriginal Australian children were more likely than white Australian children were to memorize objects in visual or spatial terms,demonstrating the role of cultural influences in memorization.
• D) White Australian children approached memory tasks silently,slowly,and methodically,demonstrating lower intellect than aboriginal Australian children did.

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