Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?
A) Both emphasize the joint contributions of nature and nurture to one's development.
B) Both suggest that one's genetic endowment determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills.
C) Both suggest that experience determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills.
D) Both see the child's functioning as adaptive.
D
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Which of the following types of automata are NOT described in the book??
a. A defecating duck? b. ?A life-sized animated flute player c. ?A “Lady-Musician” that played the harpsichord d. ?A 16-inch mechanical monk e. ?A singing mouse
A repeated-measures experiment and a matched-subjects experiment each produce a t statistic with df = 10 . How many individuals participated in each study?
a. 11 for repeated and 11 for matched c. 11 for repeated and 22 for matched b. 11 for repeated and 12 for matched d. 12 for repeated and 12 for matched
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Young children more accurately recognize that others differ from themselves in emotions than desires. 2. The development of abstract reasoning skills appears to be the most important factor in the formation of a theory of mind. 3. Children with autism typically are normal on most intellectual dimensions. 4. Deaf children who use American Sign Language to communicate lag far behind other children in acquiring a theory of mind. 5. Modern psychologists see development more as a continuous process than as a movement through discrete stages.
Individuation is the process whereby individuals:
a. become more selfish b. become more egocentric and individualistic c. lose their sense of self d. become the unique persons they are