A 3-Year-Old and a 5-Year-Old Watch Megan and Danika Hide

question 186

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old and a 5-year-old watch Megan and Danika hide a cookie in a yellow box. They then watch Megan leave and Danika move the cookie to a blue box. When asked where Megan will look for the cookie, __________.

• A) both children will most likely say, "the yellow box"
• B) both children will most likely say, "the blue box"
• C) the older child will say, "the yellow box"; the younger child will say, "the blue box"
• D) the younger child will say, "the yellow box"; the older child will say, "the blue box"

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Definitions:

Collectivists

Individuals or cultures that prioritize the goals, values, and well-being of the group over those of the individual, emphasizing community, cooperation, and interdependence.

Interpersonal Processes

The dynamics and mechanisms through which people interact and communicate with each other in social settings.

Disjunctive Task

A task in which the performance of the group is determined by the best individual performance among its members.

Steiner's Taxonomy

A classification system developed by Ivan Steiner that categorizes group tasks based on their nature and the ways individuals contribute to group performance.