Core knowledge theorists argue that __________
A) infants construct all mental representations out of sensorimotor activity
B) newborns begin life with a set of biases for attending to certain information
C) infants are born with core domains of thought that permit a ready grasp of information
D) complex mental activities have their origins in social interaction with more mature members of society
Answer: C
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a. phallic c. genital b. oral d. latency
In Siegler's work on children's use of strategies in solving addition problems, he found that children
a. always rely on the same strategy. b. do not use any reliable strategies until the second grade. c. use inappropriate strategies more often than appropriate ones. d. often rely on more than one strategy.
__________ growth is a return to a genetically influenced growth path once negative conditions improve
A) Cephalocaudal B) Proximodistal C) Catch-up D) Thyroid-stimulating
In recent research, Rosenzweig found that a stimulating environment results in larger neurons with more synaptic connections ______
a. only in infant rats b. only in adolescent rats c. only in mature rats d. in rats of any age