A professor asks a group of 8-year-olds and a group of 16-year-olds to argue that they should receive a reduction in their allowance, an argument with which they all surely disagree. Which of the following statements is a likely result of this study?
Almost none of the students will be able to do this.
Eight-year-olds will be able to do this, but 16-year-olds will be unable to do
this.
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to do this, but 8-year-olds will be unable to do
this.
Almost all of the students will be able to do this easily.
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to do this, but 8-year-olds will be unable to do
this.
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Which social theorists are most associated with the concept of the social construction of reality?
A) Marx and Engels B) Thomas and Thomas C) Berger and Luckmann D) Blumer and Mead
Jack is taking a class on Piaget, and as part of an assignment, he is "testing" someyoungsters on various Piagetian tasks. He gives four-year-old Meg a bag of white and striped marbles. They discuss the fact that marbles are made of glass. Meg counts the marbles—7 whites and 18 stripes. Jack asks, "Are there more striped marbles or more glass marbles?" Meg answers, "There are more striped
marbles." This demonstrates Meg's difficulty with a. class inclusion. b. conservation. c. identity. d. transformations.