How is Piaget's explanation of cognitive development different from that of Siegler's explanation?
a. Siegler sees cognitive development more in terms of operant consequences (i.e., reinforcement and punishment).
b. Siegler sees cognitive development more in terms of genetic and biological factors.
c. Piaget sees cognitive development more in terms of qualitative steps in which new ideas replace old.
d. Piaget sees cognitive development more in terms of language and less in terms of spatial skills.
c
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A) the normative approach; survival of the fittest B) noble savages; physical maturation C) tabula rasa; natural selection D) natural selection; survival of the fittest
Hispanic families generally value
a. cognitive skills more than social skills. b. competition over cooperation. c. family pride. d. all of these.
Darwin's evolutionary theory influenced the development of the field of personality psychology through
A) its focus on how a species on an isolated island may differ from its mainland counterpart. B) its focus on divine intervention as a mechanism of population change. C) the idea that people are subject to the laws of nature, like other animals. D) the introduction of fossil evidence as a source of data. E) the idea that extinct populations can provide important data.
Play that involves repetitive muscular movements involving gross motor skills is called ________ play.
A. constructive B. functional C. pretend D. generic