If you created a study of 3rd to 6th graders, ______ would more likely to end a friendship over ______
a. boys; breaking the rules of a game.
b. girls; breach of trust
c. boys; breaking of loyalty
d. girls; not sharing the same activities
B. As trust becomes more important to friendships in middle childhood, breaches of trust also become the main reason for ending friendships. Trust seems to be a stronger deal-breaker for females.
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Your roommate Alex is reading the paper and suddenly exclaims, "See, I knew women weren't as good as men at math. This article says that women score more than 30 points lower than men on the math SAT.". Based on the material in your text, your best response would be:
a. "That can be explained by the fact that more men than women take the test.". b. "The test doesn't really measure the ability to solve math problems, but it does accurately predict performance in college math courses.". c. "Women may score lower, but the test underpredicts their grades in college math courses.". d. "The gender differences are not statistically significant, because the sample size is so large.".
Cosmo, age three, has always been cooperative about going to bed at night. Then the family takes a trip and stays with relatives, where Cosmo 's cousin, Wanda (also age three), has a royal fit at bedtime. Cosmo watches while Wanda's parents read her extra stories and bring her a glass of juice to calm her down. After Cosmo and his family return home, Cosmo begins to throw tantrums at bedtime
Cosmo's change in behavior is best explained by a. observational learning. b. classical conditioning. c. sensorimotor stage thinking. d. latent learning.