Emma is used to riding her own bicycle and decides to ride her brother's bike, which is slightly larger and has hand brakes rather than a foot brake. According to Piaget, Emma must use accommodation in order to make the changes necessary to ride her brother's bike
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Evidence for an innate tendency to acquire language is found in the
a. regularity of early production of sounds, even among deaf children. b. many variations in the sequence of language development. c. inability of children to understand grammar. d. ways language is handed down through generations.
Obesity is
a. a personality problem. b. determined by biological, social, and psychological factors. c. because people are lazy and undisciplined in their eating. d. caused by competition for food in the environment.
According to Piaget, the process by which children attempt to interpret new experiences based on their present interpretation of the world is
A. assimilation B. accommodation C. affiliation D. adaptation
What did cognitive psychologists like Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget have to say about the relationship between cognitive psychology and behaviorism?
a. The relationship between cognition and behavior has not been demonstrated, which is why both areas of study need to be undertaken independently. b. It is necessary to understand cognition before we can understand behavior. c. It is necessary to understand behavior before we can understand cognition. d. Only when an individual is free of unconscious conflicts is it truly possible to see the relationship between their cognitive processes and their overt behaviors.