Asked to choose between two cookies of equal size, one whole, and one broken, Jenny takes the broken cookie, saying that three cookies are better than one. Piaget would say that Jenny lacks
a. centration.
b. object permanence.
c. seriation.
d. conservation.
d
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The Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale is designed to assess a baby's
a. odds of dying from SIDS. b. physical features (e.g., height, weight). c. basic competencies. d. IQ.
Molly is buying decorations for her child's nursery. She is very concerned about having different colors that the baby will be able to differentiate the day she is born. Molly is attempting to stimulate her child's a. cones
b. rods. c. kinetic cues. d. retinal disparity.
An operational definition specifies _______
a. how something is to be observed and measured b. how the purpose of a study will be explained to the participants c. the meaning of a term in commonly used, non-scientific language d. which research methods will be used in a study
One assumption of the cognitive perspective is
a. all decisions are unconscious. b. all decisions are conscious. c. most decisions are unconscious, but some are conscious. d. most decisions are conscious, but some are unconscious.