A Katie practices her math problems and her quiz scores get a little better each week. This is an example of which type of developmental change?
A. discontinuous
B. continuous
C. contextual
D. passive
Answer: B
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Kevin has a blood disorder that gets its name from the shape of his malformed red blood cells. What disorder does Kevin have?
A. sickle-cell anemia B. hemophilia C. Klinefelter's syndrome D. fragile X syndrome
The "all-or-none law" explains what happens when:
a. positively and negatively charged ions meet b. an impulse starts at the beginning of an axon c. electrical impulses spread throughout the body d. your brain gets the idea of a six-pack
Most adult brains function as well at age 60 as they did at age 20
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A major distinction between Vygotsky's theory of development and Piaget's theory is that the Vygotsky focused more directly on
A) social interaction's contribution to cognitive growth. B) different stages of language development. C) the universality and invariance of cognitive development. D) cognitive assessment through standardized tasks.