According to Piaget, a key aspect of preoperational thought is ___________, the ability to use a mental symbol, a word, or an object to stand for or represent something that is not physically present
a. operational function c. concrete function
b. symbolic function d. formal function
b
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A key aspect of existential therapy involves the therapist challenging clients to examine their values and choices and to take responsibility for the quality of their existence. This therapeutic technique is called
a. transference. b. reflection. c. confrontation. d. resistance.
Participants are shown a series of blinking lights: red, green, white, and light blue. The stimuli blink seemingly at random, but there is a pattern. Participants are asked questions about the lights during the task. Which ability reveals the LEAST about intelligence?
A) labelling the light blue stimulus as periwinkle B) recognizing that there is a pattern C) recognizing very quickly that there is a pattern D) predicting the next light stimulus
Do preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children facilitate cognitive development?
a. no b. yes, but they place undue pressure on young children c. no, but they do improve social skills d. yes, because they provide environmental enrichment
Ben and his older brother, Greg, watch videos online of other children beating various video games. Ben stares intently at the videos while Greg often has them on in the background while doing his homework. Given this, which of the boys is more likely to effectively imitate the behavior observed in the online video?
A. Greg, because older children are more likely than younger children to imitate behavior B. Ben, because younger children are more likely than older children to imitate behavior C. Greg, because passive attention is best for learning information one plans to imitate D. Ben, because he was paying more attention and thus likely to retain more of the information