What differences did Jean Piaget observe in children's thinking between the stages of concrete operations and formal operations?

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Answer: A good answer will include the following key point.
• According to Piaget, the major difference is that in the formal operations stage, children begin to think abstractly, whereas they could not do so in the concrete operations stage.

Psychology

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In what way is genetics related to a child's risk of developing obesity? a. Heredity contributes to a dislike of exercise and to not getting enough sleep

b. Heredity determines whether you can or cannot be an athlete and thus get enough exercise to burn off the calories that you consume. c. Heredity contributes to tendencies to overeat, to be sedentary, or to be less able to convert fat to fuel. d. Heredity determines whether your pubertal growth spurt will increase your body's calorie needs enough to cause you to lose your "baby fat," and thus prevent you from developing adolescent or adulthood obesity.

Psychology

Ludwig has high achievement motivation. Which statement will be least characteristic of Ludwig??

a. ?He will select tasks with clear outcomes. b. ?He will prefer a critic who is harsh but competent. c. ?He will persist at problem solving. d. ?He will seek immediate rewards.

Psychology

The evaluation of current employees is called

A) job crafting. B) job analysis. C) performance appraisal. D) validation rating.

Psychology

Briefly explain empirical criterion keying, the method of test construction used by the authors of the MMPI.

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Psychology