Regarding the application of Piaget's ideas, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A child's intellect develops mainly through assimilation.
b. Piaget's theory suggests that the ideal way to guide intellectual development is to provide experiences that are only slightly novel, unusual, or challenging.
c. Forcing children to learn reading, math, gymnastics, swimming, or music at an accelerated pace can bore or oppress them.
d. True intellectual enrichment respects the child's interests and does not make the child feel pressured to perform.
A
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Pavlov was constantly conducting experiments as he insisted on his own hands-on involvement
a. True b. False
Emotional attachments between parent and child
a. are strengthened by "bonding medication" taken during the last trimester of pregnancy. b. slowly rise from social interactions in the first months. c. emerge suddenly at birth, to the strongest level. d. result from their shared genetic relatedness.
Prof. Bartleby does research on the rate at which caffeine affects adolescent boys and girls. This would best be described as a question of
A) gender roles. B) sex differences. C) gender differences. D) gender typing.
Which of the following students is incorrect about schemas?
a. Dwight: “Schemas cause us to make more errors than not and are not helpful.” b. Oscar: “Schemas are usually helpful for understanding the world.” c. Angela: “Schemas tell us what is likely to happen next.” d. Phyllis: “Schemas can bias us towards what typically happens or what we are familiar with.”