Timmy believes he can avoid getting any older by not having any more birthday parties. Timmy is probably in which stage of cognitive development?
a. sensorimotor
b. concrete operational
c. preoperational
d. formal operational
C
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Self-reinforcement:
a. has to be tangible to be effective. c. ceases when we fail to reach a certain level of achievement. b. can be guided by our past behavior as reference points. d. has also been alternatively addressed as the superego by Bandura.
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with ____
a. poor social functioning b. loose associations c. executive functioning d. better prognosis
Billy is 4 years old. He has a big box of Legos, and his mother asks him to give her 5 Legos from the box. He has trouble deciding how many to give her so he takes a handful and says, "Here, it's five.". What is Billy's problem with this task?
a. Four-year-olds cannot count to 5 . b. Four-year-olds are obstinate. c. Four-year-olds do not have a scheme for conservation of numbers. d. Four-year-olds do not want to be tested by their mothers.
Describe a problem that can arise when you are trying to obtain information using only the method of authority. How is this problem avoided in the scientific method?
What will be an ideal response?