Author Question: Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are fruit. However one day, ... (Read 231 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are fruit. However one day, Cynthia's mother gives her an orange. She tells Cynthia this is also fruit. What happens to Cynthia's scheme of fruit?

a. She assimilates the new information about oranges into the existing scheme.
b. She ignores the new information about oranges.
c. She incorporates the information so that her scheme now includes apples and oranges.
d. She eliminates the concept of apple and now her scheme of fruit only contains oranges.

Question 2

To find out whether participants figured out what was being manipulated in an experiment, an experimenter is most likely to use a ______________ immediately after participants have completed the study.

A) post-manipulation interview
B) feedback protocol
C) manipulation check
D) structured debriefing