Which of the following statements about child development is true? Child development
a. focuses on the period from adolescence through middle adulthood.
b. focuses only on the changes that occur in large groups of children.
c. is predominantly a philosophical belief system.
d. focuses on growth, change, and stability.
d
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Describe the cognitive abilities and limitations of preoperational children
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Research on the brain sizes of different animals would suggest that (domesticated) cats have ____ than (wild, pride-living) lions after adjustment for differences in weight
a. smaller brains b. larger brains c. more developed right hemispheres d. more developed left hemispheres
Researchers in artificial intelligence emphasize that
a. both the human brain and the computer can compare symbols and make choices, based on that comparison. b. human memory distinguishes between short-term memory and long-term memory, whereas computer models have no comparable distinction. c. neither the human mind nor the computer can compare symbols. d. a flowchart designed in connection with a computer is very different from human mental processes.
By comparing reaction times across different tasks, Donders was able to conclude how long the mind needs to perform a certain cognitive task. Donders interpreted the difference in reaction time between the simple and choice conditions of his experiment as indicating how long it took to
A. perceive the stimulus. B. process the stimulus. C. attend to the stimulus. D. make a decision about the stimulus.