Anthony thinks that the sun is alive and walks across the sky every day. According to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, Anthony would be in what stage?
a. Preoperational
b. Sensorimotor
c. Concrete Operational
d. Formal Operational
Answer: a
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What will be an ideal response?
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Wynn used the possible-impossible event paradigm. She showed one object, covered it with a screen, added an object, then dropped the screen. When the screen was dropped, infants saw either the two objects that would be expected, or they saw one object, violating their expectations. Results showed
a. 4.5- to 5-month-olds were too young to attend to this task for enough trials to be valid b. 4.5- to 5-month-olds looked equally at the possible and impossible events c. 4.5- to 5-month-olds looked longer at the possible event d. 4.5- to 5 month-olds-looked longer at the impossible event
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b. Huntington's disease. c. major depressive disorder. d. muscular dystrophy.