What are some common reasons why young children sometimes fail to solve problems because of poor planning?

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer will include the following key points:
+ Young children often believe — unrealistically — that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead, without an explicit plan.
+ Planning is hard work and if young children find that their plans often fail, they may see little point in investing the effort.
+ Young children may expect parents and other adults to solve complex problems for them.

Psychology

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According to the textbook, those individuals who fail to resolve their identity crises

a. have high rates of aggressive behavior. b. may continue to be intolerant of outsiders. c. are more likely to develop depression as adults. d. tend to drop out of college.

Psychology

Shannon is a researcher who studies sleep patterns in humans. Shannon most likely uses _____

a) laboratory observation. b) case studies. c) naturalistic observation. d) structured observation.

Psychology

Most preschoolers believe that

A) women cannot be police officers. B) men can wear kilts. C) women can play roughly. D) men can take care of babies.

Psychology

Which of the following does NOT represent a minimal requirement to meet diagnostic criteria for a hypomanic episode?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology