You show your little niece Greta a two-sided mirror. Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it. If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own. At this age, Greta cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing. Greta is most likely in which
cognitive stage?
a. formal operational
b. sensorimotor
c. concrete operational
d. preoperational
D
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a. The periphery b. The fovea c. The area surrounding the blind spot d. All areas have equally good color vision
The key to the effective use of highlighting is to
a. use different highlight colors for different core concepts. b. limit highlighting to no more than 10% of the material from any textbook chapter. c. highlight only the main ideas, key supporting details, and technical terms. d. skim first and then go back and highlight on a second, detailed reading of the material.
Piaget suggested that the development of conservation, as applied to specific tasks, is sequential. Which of the following tends to develop first?
a. Conservation of mass b. Conservation of weight c. Conservation of volume d. Conservation of depth
Who developed social cognitive theory?
a. Piaget b. Skinner c. Bronfenbrenner d. Bandura