What did Jean Piaget call the process by which changes occur in the existing way a child thinks in response to encounters with new stimuli or events?
A. assimilation
B. accommodation
C. cognition
D. schemes
Answer: B
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Why is it thought that the human infant spends about half of its sleep time in REM?
a. ?to provide an adequate energy supply for organ maturation b. ?to provide the stimulation necessary to facilitate brain “wiring” c. ?to reinforce behaviors or skills observed during wakefulness d. ?to reduce the stimulation that otherwise interferes with brain network pruning
Beryl is doing homework for her statistics class. When she checks the answer she has just calculated for the problem she has been working on, she finds it is incorrect. She is frustrated and tells her roommate, "I don't know why I'm even trying, I'll never catch on in this course. I should just give up now.". Beryl's statements reflect:
a. Type A thinking b. burnout c. catastrophizing d. general adaptation syndrome
Broca's patient could only say one word.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements BEST describes the relation between infant intelligence tests and later IQ?
a. Infant tests predict later IQ very well. b. Infant tests do not predict later IQ. c. The predictive power of infant tests improves if the test is administered after a child is 18- to 24-months old. d. Infant tests emphasize cognitive processes and later tests emphasize sensorimotor skills.