One of the weaknesses of Piaget's theory is that it overestimates cognitive competence in infants and young children and underestimates cognitive competence in adolescents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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In a study about status (to successfully compete for mates), Vlades Griskevicius and others (2009) and Vaillancourt (2005) found that
a. women do not use aggression of any type to boost their status. b. men are more likely to boost their status through indirect aggression. c. women are more likely to boost their status through direct aggression. d. men are more likely to boost their status through direct aggression
Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of:
a) intimacy versus isolation. b) generativity versus stagnation. c) identity versus role confusion. d) integrity versus despair.
The HMS Beagle returned from its five-year journey in 1836. Darwin published his book, The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, in 1859. What was the reason for the delay?
a. Development of the theory of natural selection b. A return visit to the Galapagos Islands to test his ideas regarding natural selection c. Observation of natural selection in real time d. Additional reading and research to address all possible attacks against his ideas
DeShawn's parents frequently interrupt him, ridicule his ideas, and withdraw their affection when DeShawn makes choices they disagree with. These tactics are typical of the ________ style of child rearing.
A. permissive B. authoritarian C. uninvolved D. authoritative