Why is object permanence an important cognitive advancement?

What will be an ideal response?


because it signifies a capacity for mental representation and internal thought

Psychology

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Ten-month-old Despina crawls over to the wall sockets and begins to stick her finger into the socket. As usual, her mother begins to say "no" and shake her head. To her mother's delight, for the first time, Despina responds to her mother by saying "no" and shaking her head. Which of Piaget's sensorimotor substage is Despina demonstrating?

A. Secondary Circular Reactions B. Coordination of Secondary Schemes C. Tertiary Circular Reactions D. Invention of New Means through Mental Combinations

Psychology

You are teaching health education at a community college and will be covering a section on how various health-promoting behaviors can extend one's life span and how various behavioral risk factors can shorten it. Describe the information you will present

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The Premack principle says that reinforcement involves _______

a. a reduction in drive b. an increase in the potency of a behavior c. a relation between behaviors d. a satisfying state of affairs

Psychology

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of aerobic exercise mentioned in the text?

a) rowing b) walking c) weightlifting d) running

Psychology