Piaget and Inhelder tested whether children could seriate in two dimensions at once by asking them to sort leaves according to size and brightness. What did they find to be TRUE?
a. Preoperational children could correctly complete this task.
b. Concrete operational children could seriate on one dimension, but not both.
c. Concrete operational children could seriate on both tasks simultaneously.
d. Whether children could accomplish this task was related to the quality of their education.
c
You might also like to view...
List and describe at two different changes in a child's thought processes that occur during the last two stages of Piaget's theory of cognitive development
What will be an ideal response?
Extinction in operant conditioning involves:
A) presenting the reinforcer when the behaviour does not occur. B) no longer presenting the reinforcer when the response occurs. C) repeatedly presenting the CS without the US. D) not presenting the discriminative stimulus, which signals the opportunity to respond.
The M'Naghten test is called a cognitive test of insanity because
A. it examines whether a person has a disease of the mind. B. it looks at if the person had an irresistible impulse to commit the crime. C. it concentrates on the person's ability to control their behavior. D. it emphasizes the person's thought processes and perceptions of reality.
Biological treatments of intellectual disability are currently
A. not a viable option. B. gaining popularity. C. under investigation by the NIH. D. effective but with significant side effects.