Conclusions from more recent research on egocentrism suggests that
A. biological factors are more influential in the development of egocentrism than Piaget believed.
B. levels of egocentrism depend on how familiar a child is with the situation.
C. most children are egocentric, but some are not.
D. Piaget was accurate in his assessment of egocentrism in children.
Answer: B
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a. insecure-avoidant. b. insecure-resistant. c. insecure-difficult. d. insecure-slow-to-warm-up. e. disorganized/disoriented.
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A. The mind creates and controls mental processes such as language and emotions. B. The mind can create representations of the world. C. The mind is a problem solver. D. We can consider the mind extraordinary if it is used for extraordinary purposes.
Most of the coherence in text is created by
A. inference. B. syntax. C. parsing. D. phoneme restoration.