Theories of cognitive development can be differentiated based on all of the following except
a. whether development was stagelike or continuous.
b. what was proposed as the principle source of learning.
c. whether changes resulted from environmental or genetic influences.
d. whether developmental accounts were domain-general or domain-specific.
Answer: c. whether changes resulted from environmental or genetic influences.
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A. an ability to visualize numbers as shape, colors, and textures B. an abnormally large cerebral cortex C. flashbulb memory D. photographic memory
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a. To house new slaves. b. To provide a place to store the mentally ill. c. To spiritually cleanse those with abnormal behavior. d. To treat individuals with psychological disorders.
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a) walking alone b) standing alone c) walking up steps d) kicking a ball forward
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A. information processing approach B. social development model C. automatization of responses D. encoding-specificity principle