The Local Newspaper Reports That Bullying Is Rampant and That

question 164

Multiple Choice

The local newspaper reports that bullying is rampant and that more than 90 percent of local children have been bullied.The school district newsletter,however,reports that the number of victims of bullying are quite low.It is most likely that:

• A)the school district is covering up the severity of the problem.
• B)each source is defining "bullying" in a different way.
• C)the local newspaper is using sensational journalism to sell papers.
• D)each source is making up their own statistics.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where an individual is unable to see a situation from another person’s point of view, common in early childhood development.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed (seen, heard, touched, smelled, or sensed in any way).

Conservation

Conservation in cognitive psychology relates to the understanding that certain properties of objects, like volume or number, remain the same despite changes in their form or appearance.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept developed in infancy.