Eight-month-old Gabriel reaches for one of his mother's long, dangly earrings and gets quite upset when she won't let him grab it. Gabriel's behavior reflects which one of the following principles?
a. Children's behavior is often goal-directed.
b. As children get older, they begin to acquire personal interests.
c. Children tend to form external attributions about their failures.
d. Many children increasingly internalize other people's values.
A
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you gave Kate?" "No," Anne replies, "my glass is skinnier." Dr. Bauer continues to ask Anne questions to determine how well she understands that height compensates for width in this situation. Dr. Bauer's strategy can best be described as illustrating: a. equilibration b. class inclusion c. the clinical method d. reciprocal teaching