In One Trick, a Magician Shows the Audience a Single

question 173

Multiple Choice

In one trick, a magician shows the audience a single apple on a table. She then puts a screen in front of the apple, picks up another apple, and apparently places it next to the first one, pulling her now-empty hand from behind the screen. She then removes the screen to reveal only a single apple. Research suggests that __________.

• A) only children who passed conservation of number tasks would be surprised by the apparent disappearance of the second apple
• B) 5-month-olds would look longer at the single apple than if the removal of the screen had revealed the expected two apples
• C) only children who passed A-not-B tasks would be surprised by the apparent disappearance of the second apple
• D) 5-month-olds would show surprise at whatever was revealed because their lack of object permanence would lead them to expect nothing behind the screen

Comprehend how the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) schedule is prepared and its components.

Understand the Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured and the calculation of total raw materials available.

Distinguish between different types of costs and their treatment in manufacturing accounts.

Learn the appropriate journal entries for various manufacturing and costing transactions.

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Definitions:

Normative Influence

The impact of social norms and expectations on an individual's behavior, often leading to conformity.

Informational Influence

A process by which individuals change their opinions or behaviors to align with those of a group or authority figure, based on the information or evidence presented.

Defensive Influence

The impact of psychological defense mechanisms in shaping an individual's behavior or response to certain stimuli or situations.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to the positive feedback between belief and behavior.