The theorist who believed that children learn language when they are reinforced by parental attention was

Jean Piaget.
B. F. Skinner.
Noam Chomsky.
Lev Vygotsky.


B. F. Skinner.

Psychology

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A group of children ages 7 to 10 are playing organized Little League baseball. They have learned the formal rules of the game, and they play according to their shared knowledge; however, the rules are seen as unchangeable. Piaget would say that this is an example of __________.

A. autonomous cooperation B. heteronomous morality C. incipient cooperation D. object permanence

Psychology

Which of the following is a criticism of the information-processing perspective?

A. It fails to explain age-related changes in thinking. B. It does not take into consideration maturation of the brain and nervous system. C. Computer models cannot capture the complexity of the human mind. D. There is little empirical support for this theory.

Psychology

What term did Freud coin to refer to the idea that everything we do has meaning and purpose?

a. psychic determinism b. primacy of the unconscious c. primary process dominance d. ego defense activation

Psychology

Social __________ is the phenomenon of increased performance when in groups, and

social __________ is the opposite. Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology