Unlike Piaget, Vygotsky believed that
A) language often distracts children from thinking about mental activities and behavior.
B) egocentric speech interferes with children's attempts at constructing knowledge.
C) children discover virtually all knowledge about the world through their own activity.
D) language provides the foundation for all higher cognitive processes.
D
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a. there is much research which supports Kübler-Ross' model of coping with dying b. no evidence is available that people move from stage 1 to stage 5 in Kübler-Ross' model of coping c. the meaning of denial in Kübler-Ross' model of coping has been clearly defined d. Kübler-Ross' model of coping carefully distinguishes between description and prescription e. Kübler-Ross' model of coping carefully takes into account the socioeconomic context of someone's coping with dying
Erik Erikson felt that before we can establish a healthy intimate relationship with another person we must first solidify our own identity
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In the Shoda, Mischel, and Peakes (1990) study on delayed gratification, children able to delay gratification by waiting for a marshmallow _________________________
a. were less socially competent b. were less capable in their social environments as adults c. were more upset and disabled by frustration d. were more self-assertive, motivated by challenge, self-reliant, and dependendable
Inspired by functionalism, some present-day psychologists argue that behaviors that serve an adaptive purpose are more likely to occur and can be passed down due to genetics. What is this perspective known as?
A. Evolutionary B. Psychodynamic C. Humanistic D. Cognitive