A slogan of inductive hypothesis testing would be,
a. The general principles predict the data..
b. Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead..
c. Vary and test just one factor at a time..
d. My mind is made up; don't confuse me with facts..
Question 2The spirit of jealousy, competition, and rivalry that may arise between two or more siblings is called
a. immaturity.
b. sibling rivalry.
c. psychological control.
d. behavioral control.
Question 3Induction, common in data-based scientific research, applies reasoning that goes from
a. broad general principles to specific applications.
b. particular instance to particular instance.
c. specific observations to broad general principles.
d. anecdotal stories to commonsense principles.
Question 4Your friend has a baby and is thinking about having a sibling for the baby at a later time. She asks you how long she should wait to have another child if she wants to minimize sibling rivalry. What should you tell her?
a. Wait until the baby is four years old and then have a sibling
b. Wait until the baby is two years old and then have a sibling
c. Have the sibling before the baby is two years old
d. There will always be sibling rivalry no matter when you have the second child
Question 5Suppose we asked children to make drawings of all the life forms that might occur on another planet. According to Piaget, the most novel, creative ideas of life forms are likely to come from children at the
a. sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
b. preoperational stage of cognitive development.
c. concrete-operational stage of connective development.
d. formal-operational stage of cognitive development.
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