Explain why Piaget believed that representational thought was necessary for the development of object permanence
What will be an ideal response?
Students should articulate the idea that mental representations are necessary in order for an infant to think about or
continue to "know" an object after it has been removed from his or her direct sensory or motor contact. Without
symbolic thought, infants have no way of maintaining a mental representation of the continued existence of the
object.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following types of studies have been used to test predictions about the causal role of depressogenic cognitive styles in mood disorders?
A. Attentional bias modification studies B. Brain imaging studies C. Mood priming studies D. All of the above
An animal trainer is conditioning an elephant to startle at the sound of a trombone. Every time she plays the trombone, she then shows the elephant a mouse, which startles the elephant. Eventually, the elephant startles at just the sound of the trombone. However, after playing the trombone 10 more times, without a mouse appearing, the elephant exhibits no response. The lack of a response is an
example of: A) generalization. B) spontaneous recovery. C) acquisition. D) extinction.
What was one of the major differences between low-income children who did and did not participate in the High Scope Preschool Project? At age 27 years, ____
a. those who participated were more likely to be married and to own their house b. there were no significant differences between the two groups c. they were just as likely to have dropped out of high school d. they were more likely to have been married and divorced at least twice