Identify three limitations of the child's thinking during the preoperational period, according to Piaget
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- Egocentric thought: thinking that does not take into account the viewpoints of others.
- Lack of understanding of conservation problems. Conservation is the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects.
- Centration: children during this period focus only on a limited aspect of a stimulus, ignoring other aspects.
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a. ? = 60 and ? = 10 c. ? = 70 and ? = 10 b. ? = 60 and ? = 5 d. ? = 70 and ? = 5
Which statement concerning children and marital satisfaction is true? a. Couples with children show a decline in marital satisfaction while those without children show an increase. b. Couples who are child-free due to infertility tend to have high levels of marital satisfaction
c. African-American couples tend to show little increased conflict due to the birth of a child. d. The birth of a child is usually viewed as a positive event even though it is associated with a decrease in marital satisfaction.
The most controversial of psychology's pioneers is ______
a. Wilhelm Wundt b. William James c. Sigmund Freud d. B.F. Skinner
During middle childhood, child-invented games usually involve
A) simple physical skills and a sizable element of luck. B) analytical intelligence. C) competition and adult control. D) aggressive behavior.