Define executive functioning and describe one way to measure it
What will be an ideal response?
Executive functioning is the aspect of working memory that governs shifts of attention. Example of a way to measure it: Read a list of words and ask someone to say after each word the word he/she heard previous to it. Then read a list of words and ask for the second word back.
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Using picture series, Goswami and Brown showed that analogical reasoning based on relational similarity emerges at least by the age of
a. birth. b. one year. c. three years. d. four years.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
African-Americans tend to show more competitiveness despite being a disadvantaged ethnic group.
Piaget was correct regarding the pattern and sequence of cognitive events in children
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to your text, which of the following theories emphasize the importance of task analysis?
a. Information processing theory b. Piaget's theory c. Sociocultural theory d. Evolutionary theory