According to Piaget, all of the following statements are true about preschoolers’ thinking in the preoperational period, except ___________
a. preschoolers have a solid understanding of the principle of conservation and can perform reversible mental operations
b. preschoolers exhibit centration when they focus on one salient aspect or dimension
c. preschoolers focus on appearances rather than reality
d. preschoolers are egocentric and assume everyone sees what they see and knows what they know
Answer: A
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a. obtain higher IQ scores later on because of this involvement. b. not show the impact of this early environment on IQ scores later on. c. surpass her mother's IQ score later on. d. obtain lower IQ scores later on because of this involvement.
Compared with previous generations, American youths are
A) displaying less antisocial behavior. B) displaying fewer adjustment problems. C) achieving less well. D) showing stronger, more secure self-images.
Most studies show that only __________ to __________ percent of college students and adults achieve formal operational thinking completely
a) 5; 10 b) 10; 20 c) 20; 40 d) 40; 60
A groups of peers who are approximately the same age is known as
A. a sample. B. juveniles. C. a cohort. D. colleagues.