When 17-year-old Paul was discussing his future with his father, Paul said, "Let's just
suppose for the sake of discussion that I don't attend college right away.
What if I volunteered overseas instead?" Paul's ability to think in these terms is characteristic of:
a. sensorimotor thought
b. preoperational thought
c. formal operational thought
d. concrete operational thought
c
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After the abduction and murder of a well-known business leader, lawmakers immediately passed new legislation for increased penalties. This is an example of
a. confirmation bias. b. realistic bias. c. volitional bias. d. reactive bias. e. emotional bias.
Your nephew, Liam, sent you a picture he drew when he was about 3 years old. Now, you are visiting him for his 6th birthday and he has expressed interest in drawing you a new picture. How would you expect the two pictures to differ?
a. He uses more colors to make the drawing at 6 years old. b. His drawing at 6 years old contains recognizable shapes that Liam encounters in his daily life (e.g., family members, houses, animals) whereas his 3-year-old drawing was mostly scribbles. c. At 3 years old, Liam drew pictures only of himself. Now he includes others in his drawing. d. At 6 years old, Liam is more interested in mixing colors together to make new colors.