It appears from more recent research that Piaget
a. overestimated children's cognitive abilities.
b. underestimated children's cognitive abilities.
c. was correct. Children's cognitive development happens in a stage-like manner.
d. was incorrect in his sequences of cognitive development.
b
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The functioning of ____ appears disturbed in people with autism, which is one avenue that researchers are pursuing to help explain why these individuals seem to operate with little appreciation for what others might be thinking or feeling
a. ?T cells b. ?serotonin reuptake c. ?mirror neurons d. ?dopamine
Because he believed learning occurs in one trial, ____ rejected the law of frequency in his explanation of learning.
a. Pavlov b. Hull c. Watson d. Guthrie
Tami lights a sparkler and hands it to her young son, Jacob. She tells Jacob to write his name in the air with the sparkler. She can see this "writing" after he manipulates the sparkler in front of him because the light from the sparkler is briefly held in her __________ memory.
A. sensory B. working C. short-term D. long-term
Which of the following statements provides support for the core knowledge perspective?
A) Baby Lisa looks longer at an unexpected physical event than an expected physical event. B) Baby Marcus can discriminate quantities up to three and use that knowledge to perform simple arithmetic. C) Before entering preschool, Fayola has difficulty with less-than and greater-than number relationships. D) Quinn cannot understand the concepts of addition and subtraction until elementary school.