Your niece is three years old. How would you explain her cognitive development, according to Piagetian theory, to her parents?
What will be an ideal response?
Description of preoperational thought:
--Preoperational thinking is characterized by the use of mental representations (symbols) and intuitive thought.
Characteristics of preoperational thought:
--animism
--egocentrism
--artificialism
--lack of reversibility
--use of symbols
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A) social distance theory B) symbolic interaction C) Blumer's theory of group position D) status construction theory
Kirsten and Karen recently joined a running group, where they have a choice of two coaches. They have the opportunity to interview both. If Karen specifically wants to select a coach with a Type B personality, which of the following questions is the best to ask?
A. Can you remain calm and stick with the plan even if I am cranky or having some weeks where it's difficult to follow the plan? B. Are we going to run mostly with a group, or will you write some workouts for me that I can do alone? C. Can you push me to be more competitive even when I doubt myself? D. If I don't meet my personal goal times, will you be upset and feel that you have failed as a coach?
Amy lifts her head, then learns to crawl, then to walk with the development progressing from her head to her feet. This progression illustrates
a. the cephalocaudal pattern. b. the proximodistal pattern. c. habituation. d. assimilation.
In Conway's theory of autobiographical memory, the two kinds of general memories are:
A. semantic and episodic memories B. punctate and extended memories C. repeated and episodic memories D. repeated and extended memories