Critics of behaviorism point out that
A. behaviorists give too much attention to the role of heredity.
B. there are limits on the usefulness and effectiveness of basic conditioning principles.
C. behaviorists need to do more research with lab animals and less with human participants.
D. behaviorists have failed to test many of their ideas with empirical studies.
B
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Regarding depth cues and depth perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Depth cues are features of the environment that supply information about distance and space. b. Depth cues are messages from the body that supply information about distance and space. c. Depth cues require both eyes. d. The most basic source of depth perception is retinal disparity.
During a referential communication task with his preschool teacher, Jonathan was asked to describe a piece of fabric that was hidden from the teacher's view. To do so, Jonathan told his teacher that the fabric looked just like the comforter on his parents' bed. This example demonstrates that young children often
a. rely on irrelevant descriptions. b. rely on personal descriptions. c. consider the perspective of the other person. d. fail to accurately describe objects.
Explain cooing and its relationship to language development
What will be an ideal response?
According to Piaget's theory,
A) the disappearance of schemes marks the transition from sensorimotor to preoperational thought. B) environmental, but not genetic, factors can affect the speed with which children move through cognitive stages. C) schemes are built through interaction with adults or more skilled peers. D) two processes account for the change from sensorimotor to representational schemes.