Generalizing from Research Presented in the Text, Which of the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from research presented in the text, which of the following memory strategies would most likely lead a young child to the best recall of a group of common household items:

• A) remembering that the items are all stored in the same place (e.g., in the junk drawer)
• B) remembering that the items all begin with the same letter (e.g., the letter "b")
• C) remembering that the items are all about the same size (e.g., all the size of a baseball)
• D) remembering that the items are all used for the same purpose (e.g., that they are all containers that hold things)

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Study

A research approach that involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods, often decades, to detect patterns, changes, and possible predictions.

Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, to prevent bias.

Single-Blind

A study or experiment design where only the participants are unaware of which group (experimental or control) they belong to, preventing bias in their responses.

Cross-Sectional

A research method that involves analyzing data from a population at a specific point in time to identify patterns or relationships.