As Tim was swinging his toy hammer, the hammer flew out of his hand and landed behind the couch and out of view. Rather than look for it, Tim acted as though the hammer no longer existed. Tim's behavior suggests that he is in the _____ of cognitive development.
a. · preoperational stage
b. · concrete operational stage
c. · formal operational stage
d. · sensorimotor stage
d. · sensorimotor stage
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Which of the following statements is correct about gender bias in history?
a. Women did not make any contributions in art, religion, or government until about 1850. b. Women artists usually expressed themselves in art forms that were less durable and long-lasting than men's art forms. c. Women were excluded from religious leadership until after 1000 A.D. d. History books have traditionally done an accurate job in conveying information about women's lives.
According to Poortinga (1989), which of the following is a strategy to deal with nonequivalent data?
a) Decentering the nonequivalence b) Establishing cause–effect relationships c) Increasing the nonequivalence in the data d) Precluding comparison
Freud's approach to morality focuses on the _____ component
a. cognitive b. behavioral c. emotional d. social
Which of the following represents the first type of feedback loop in sensorimotor intelligence, involving the infant's own body?
reflexes adaptation and anticipation primary circular reactions singular circular reactions