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rmenurse

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Adults are better than children at generating and evaluating hypotheses by running experiments because
 
  a. their reasoning about the relationship between theory and evidence is stronger.
  b. children are not capable of scientific reasoning until they reach adolescence.
  c. adults design a limited number of experiments, allowing them to focus on the issue at hand and not get distracted by too many experiments.
  d. adults can coordinate the generation of hypotheses by designing a set of experiments with which to test them.

Question 2

Developmental psychologists who make use of the sequential study for assessing developmental change hope to
 
  a. combine the advantages of longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.
  b. eliminate the possibility of a cohort effect.
  c. eliminate the possibility of an age-history confound.
  d. conduct a study in the shortest possible time.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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