According to the information-processing theory, the human mind is analogous to a computer and contains both mental "software" and mental "hardware."

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

Psychology

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Some reforms based on a report by the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development (1989) have taken place in middle schools. These reforms include __________.

A. grouping students together in several classes B. eliminating mentors C. forming expanded learning communities consisting of hundreds of students D. ending the practice of team-teaching

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Which of the following statements best describes the concept of stages?

a. Ages correspond directly to stages. b. Poverty can alter the sequence of stages. c. The length of each stage remains constant. d. All individuals follow the same basic stage sequence.

Psychology

Which sort of solitary play would most likely be unhealthy?

a. Watching other children play without joining them b. Sitting in a room, building an imaginary city out of plastic building blocks c. Drawing and coloring d. Completing a series of puzzles in a puzzle book

Psychology

?A behaviorist approach that rejects both introspection and any study of covert mental events, such as thinking, as inappropriate topics for scientific psychology is called __________ behaviorism.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology