Whereas Piaget saw cognitive development as a result of individual discovery and a child's interaction with objects, Vygotsky attributed cognitive development to __________
a) biological changes in the brain.
b) unconscious factors.
c) completing activities in isolation.
d) interaction between a child and skilled people.
d
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At about 2 months of age, infants change how they look at faces in that they
a. no longer show a preference for familiar faces. b. no longer have a preference for faces over other visual stimuli. c. focus their attention on internal facial features. d. begin to scan the outside of faces.
Which of the following represents data arranged on an interval-ratio scale?
a. ranking of contestants in a beauty contest b. reaction time in seconds to complete a task c. categorizing subjects according to their gender d. letter grade on an exam
Katie likes to pretend that she is a superhero. When her mother stops her from "flying" off of the sofa, she gets frustrated. Katie is probably in what stage of cognitive development?
A) preparatory stage B) play stage C: pretend stage D) game stage
Culture can influence our schemas by influencing
a. the amount of cognitive activity required to engage socially. b. our ability to creatively interpret the world. c. what we notice and remember. d. how long we attend to important information.