The use of the computer as a model for understanding the child's mind is part of the
a. Vygotskian sociocultural viewpoint.
b. information-processing perspective.
c. Piagetian cognitive theory.
d. executive control process.
B
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Which of the following is NOT true of item response theory?
a. It assigns values to specific items. b. Tests based on this theory are easily adaptable for computer administration. c. It defines a respondent's score by the total number of items correct. d. It provides information about item functioning.
In an experiment, researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all. At the end of the month, they measured the aggressiveness in the children. The fact that the researchers arranged for some children to watch violence on television and for others to not do so is an example of:
A) matched pairs. B) matched samples. C) correlation. D) manipulation.
Chemicals in the amphibian tectum guide the growth of axons from the retina to their correct location in the tectum by ____.
A. having dozens of different growth factors B. using an electrical gradient C. using a chemical gradient D. glial cell transportation
?Which of the following statements describes the lateralization of emotion most accurately?
a. The right and left hemispheres do not appear to process emotional content differently
b. The left hemisphere in most people is more likely to process positive emotions, whereas the right hemisphere is more likely to process negative emotions.
c. The left hemisphere in most people is more likely to process negative emotions, whereas the left hemisphere is more likely to process negative emotions.
d. Both positive and negative emotions appear to be processed exclusively by the right hemisphere in most people.