Recall That Bridgeman (1981) Conducted an Experiment with Ten-Year-Old Children

question 176

Multiple Choice

Recall that Bridgeman (1981) conducted an experiment with ten-year-old children, half of whom had previously had two months' experience in a jigsaw classroom. In this experiment, she showed the youngsters a cartoon in which a little boy waves goodbye to his father at the airport, receives a package from the postman, and bursts into tears upon finding out that it contains a toy plane. Children who had previously participated in the jigsaw classrooms were more likely to say that the postman would be confused at seeing the boy cry after receiving a present. This reflects the idea that jigsaw groups promote the development of __________.

• A) spatial skills
• B) self-esteem
• C) perspective-taking
• D) intelligence

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