Which one of the following statements reflects what developmentalists mean by the term maturation?
a. Changes related specifically to children's physical development
b. Changes related specifically to children's emotional development
c. Changes that reflect increasingly appropriate social behavior
d. Developmental changes that are controlled largely by heredity
D
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Piaget would say that the stages in his theory ______.
a. are only general descriptions of how cognitive development occurs and do not apply to every child b. typically happen in the order he describes, but can occur out of order for children who are very bright c. always occur in the order he describes, but the ages at which they occur are only approximations d. are based upon the typical social experiences that children have at different ages
Which one of the following researchers is drawing an inference about cognitive processes from her observations of behavior?
a. Dr. Aragon finds that students who listen to an organized lecture remember more information than students who listen to an unorganized lecture; she concludes that organized material promotes better learning. b. Dr. Burger finds that students who learn information word for word don't remember it for very long; she concludes that requiring students to learn information verbatim isn't an effective teaching strategy. c. Dr. Cooper discovers that students remember more when new concepts are illustrated by pictures as well as being verbally described; she concludes that visual imagery helps learning and memory. d. Dr. Delgado finds that students who listen to foreign language tapes while sleeping don't remember what they've heard; she concludes that being awake is necessary for learning to occur.
There has been a trend in teacher training programs toward:
a) Reinforcing the traditional four year program b) Adding a fifth year in teacher training c) Increasing student teaching time d) b and c.