According to Vygotsky's theory,
A) today's lifestyles differ so radically from those of our evolutionary ancestors that certain evolved behaviors are no longer adaptive.
B) children shape their own development during both sensitive and critical developmental periods.
C) children revise incorrect ideas in their ongoing efforts to achieve equilibrium between internal structures and every-day information.
D) social interaction is necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community's culture.
Ans: D) social interaction is necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community's culture.
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Which term describes Piaget's sensorimotor stage in which an infant develops schema that include deliberate variations of actions that bring about desirable consequences?
A. Substage 2: First habits and primary circular reactions B. Substage 5: Tertiary circular reactions C. Substage 4: Coordination of circular reactions D. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions
Which of the following statements is MOST accurate concerning the onset of bipolar disorder?
a. The symptoms tend to be most severe when the disorder has a late onset. b. The typical age of onset is in the late teenage years. c. The onset of bipolar disorder is spread evenly across almost all age groups. d. The typical age of onset is during middle or late adulthood (age 40 and on).
Following a televised terrorist bombing, a viewer turns off the TV because the images of injured victims are highly upsetting to her. This illustrates
a. application of the time-out technique. b. a hostile attributional bias. c. self-oriented distress. d. passive victimization.
The process of locating and returning information to consciousness is referred to as
a. retrieval. c. retrospective memory. b. subconscious transfer. d. maintenance rehearsal.