According to Piaget, cognitive growth is promoted by a need for:
assimilation.
models.
reinforcement.
equilibrium.
When a person can understand new experience using his existing thoughts and ideas, he
has achieved
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While on an airplane, John completes a crossword puzzle in which interrupt, rude, and blunt are all answers. After landing, John gets in line to speak to someone at the ticket counter, but the ticket agent does not notice him because he is too busy talking with another employee. Research on priming suggests that John will be likely to
a. leave and get in line at another gate to ask his question. b. interrupt the ticket agent, whom he judges to be quite rude. c. wait patiently until the agent finishes his conversation. d. forget about asking his question and go look for something to eat.
Gerald has developed Parkinson's disease due to a deficiency in a neurotransmitter,
while Al developed schizophrenia due to an excess of this same neurotransmitter. The excitatory neurotransmitter that appears responsible for both of these conditions is a. glutamate. b. acetylcholine. c. serotonin. d. dopamine.
Perceptions of marital quality over the first ten years of marriage show a decline in the early years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Nadia has been depressed for several months. She is considering cognitive therapy. What advice would
you give her? A) "Many studies have shown the usefulness of cognitive therapy and it seems to prevent relapse." B) "Drug treatment is much more effective than cognitive therapy and has less likelihood of relapse." C) "The only way that cognitive therapy is of any value is if it is coupled with family therapy." D) "Cognitive therapy is much less effective than interpersonal therapy and takes much longer, too."