Briefly explain why developmental researchers would adopt the cognitive perspective.

What will be an ideal response?


- The cognitive perspective emphasizes how people internally represent and think about their world
- The cognitive perspective would help researchers understand how people process information and how thinking and understanding affect their behavior
- It also gives insight into how people's cognitive abilities change (both quantitatively and qualitatively) as people develop, and sheds light on how cognitive abilities are related to one another

Psychology

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Pre-experimental design includes a control group.

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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a. surgency. b. negative affectivity. c. behavioral inhibition. d. neuroticism.

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a. Interposition b. Relative height c. Retinal disparity d. Linear perspective

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