At a recent birthday party that your daughter attended she received a bag of colorful plastic toys. There were several animals, a few cars, and people. After you opened the bag, your daughter started playing with them
After a few minutes you noticed that she was putting them into groups (e.g., animals, cars, people, etc.). What was she doing?
a. sorting
b. categorizing
c. memorizing
d. practicing fine motor skills
B. Placing the toys into groups is an example of categorization. Piaget believed that mental representation in toddlerhood is the basis of categorization.
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A psychologist who studies higher mental processes such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving, would probably be considered a(n) ____________________ psychologist
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Most teachers commonly give their students short quizzes on material learned, before later giving a larger test on a full chapter or unit. From a cognitive psychology perspective, explain why this strategy is beneficial to student learning and test performance. Cite research to support your thinking.
What will be an ideal response?
When high-risk individuals are given educational and informational pamphlets about ways to reduce their chances of becoming HIV positive, they typically a. change their high-risk behaviors
b. do not change their high-risk behaviors. c. abstain from unprotected sex. d. notify previous sex partners of their HIV condition.
Which statement is most accurate??
a. ?The human brain is constructed much like a computer. b. ?We solve problems in the same way computers do. c. ?The brain and computer are both information-processing systems. d. ?Computers must always use heuristics to solve problems.