Piaget's view of cognitive development can best be described as:
a. a gradual and steady progression of intellectual capabilities.
b. changes in the brain that enable increasingly rapid learning.
c. an increasing number of stimulus-response connections over time.
d. discrete stages in which distinctly different forms of logical thought emerge.
d
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After reading the chapter in the text, Marisa then writes an answer to each of the questions that are in the margins of the book. After writing her answer, she looks at the feedback in the student supplement. Her friend Helen also reads the text. She then reads the questions in the margins and then looks at the feedback in the student supplement. Marisa consistently scores higher on the tests and
quizzes. Of the following, based on what we know about making information meaningful, which is the best explanation for why Marisa scores higher than does Helen? a. Marisa's perception of the questions is more accurate than is Helen's. b. By writing the answers, Marisa puts herself in a more cognitively active role than does Helen. c. Marisa attends to the questions better than does Helen. d. Marisa avoids overloading working memory more effectively than does Helen.
Who was influential in advocating that children experience specific periods during which they are particularly sensitive to absorbing certain learning?
a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau b. Johann Pestalozzi c. Friedrich Froebel d. Maria Montessori
Echolalia refers to speech patterns in which the youngster
a. repeats back only what has been said to him. b. responds to questions that have been repeated several times. c. responds to individuals whom they see repeatedly. d. emotionally echoes words in a high-pitched voice.
Preschool-age children get along better with a stepmother than adolescents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false