Distinguish between assimilation and accommodation.
What will be an ideal response?
We all possess schemas, views of ourselves and the world that filter and organize our experiences. Sometimes we experience events that fit well into our existing schemas or expectations of the world. In such instances, when we can fit something new into an existing cognitive framework, assimilation occurs. Sometimes, however, we have to alter our existing schemas. When we are forced to make changes in existing schemas, accommodation occurs.
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a. Avoidance c. Assertiveness b. Accommodation d. Aggressiveness
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A) Puerto Rican Americans B) Mexican Americans C) African Americans D) Chinese Americans
Critics of Gardner's theory point out that
A) the unusual skills of people with savant syndrome are mechanical and inflexible because those skills are not aided by other abilities. B) Gardner ignores the role of cultural and educational experiences in intellectual development. C) the theory is at odds with the existence of prodigies who show precocious development in only one area. D) his intelligences are only weakly correlated with a single overarching mental ability.
Adoption studies of intelligence suggest that:
a. Genetic factors are the sole determinant of intelligence b. Family environment more strongly determines intelligence than genetics c. Both genetics and environment contribute to intelligence d. It is possible to rule out confounding factors and make reliable conclusions