What is centration?
What will be an ideal response?
One limitation of preoperational thought is centration, a centering of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others. Centration is most clearly evidenced in young children's lack of conservation, the awareness that altering an object's or a substance's appearance does not change its basic properties.
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When visiting Japan, it may be helpful to know that, in general, the Japanese ____.?
a. ?use the same facial expression as you to denote happiness b. ?will not use any of the same facial expressions that you use for any of your emotions c. ?use the same expressions you use for anger and fear, but not for happiness and sadness d. ?use the same expressions you use for happiness, but not for sadness
Mary Sue is scolded by her father when she comes in late for her curfew, while her friend Patti is grounded for two weeks by her father for missing her curfew. Both teens received
a. negative reinforcement. b. punishment. c. a primary threat. d. a discriminative stimulus.
Information is initially converted into a form that can be retained. This conversion part of the memory process is known as
a. encoding. b. retrieval. c. consolidation. d. storage.
Monica is ruthless, suspicious, stingy, antagonistic, critical, and irritable. Monica is low in
A) neuroticism. B) agreeableness. C) openness to experience. D) conscientiousness.