Wendy, a 4-year-old girl, decides to gift her father a teddy bear on his birthday because she likes teddy bears. She asks her elder brother to help her wrap the gift. She does not consider the fact that her father may not like the gift or have no use for it. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates
A. decentration.
B. animism.
C. egocentrism.
D. conservation.
Answer: C
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a. remove unnecessary constraints. b. reevaluate your subgoals. c. represent the problem in a different way. d. switch to the trial-and-error approach.
What is the phi-phenomenon?
a. A region surrounding a magnet or electric current influencing other objects or fields without actually coming into physical contact with them. b. The movement of a spot, created by the brain, between the two stimuli that occurs when the stimuli are presented nearly simultaneously c. The phenomenon where a constant sound emanating from a moving object changes its pitch as it approaches or recedes from a stationary observer d. The illusion created in a visual stimulus when an abrupt change in color or brightness creates illusory light or dark lines next to each band
______ are challenges that tax children's coping capacities and create psychological stress.
A. Internalized problems B. External threats C. Environmental obstacles D. Risk factors
According to Freud, an inadequate resolution of the Oedipus Complex leads to
a. child molestation. b. a high regard for women. c. a personality that is reckless and self-assured. d. love of nature.