In contrast to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Vygotsky placed greater emphasis on
A. social context.
B. role of exploration and experimentation.
C. biological bases of cognition.
D. evolution.
Answer: A
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a. reinforce the undesirable behavior b. allow yourself to have the reinforcer anyway c. withhold the reinforcer until you engage in the desirable behavior d. A and B
Which of the following theorists argued that learning involves a mental representation of the environment?
A. Albert Bandura B. Edward Tolman C. Wolfgang Koehler D. B.F. Skinner
The following conclusion may be reached regarding connectionist models
a. They are less descriptive of learning than symbolic models. b. They successfully achieve their purpose—the elaboration of symbolic models. c. They are not only able to learn, they do so like humans. d. It is questionable whether either connectionist models or symbolic models can be made to learn like humans.
Leibniz explained the workings of his mind-body solution using an entity that he called the ____
a. idol c. axiom b. monad d. matrix