Six-month-old Eva drops her teething ring in a fairly rigid way, simply letting go and watching it with interest. This example demonstrates Piaget's belief that, at first, schemes are
A) sensorimotor action patterns.
B) deliberate.
C) creative.
D) awkward and disorganized.
A
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Three-year-old Katy has just had her baby sister tear up an art project that Katy had been working on. Katy is obviously frustrated, since she put much time and effort into the picture. But she doesn't hit her sister because "Mom says we can't hit." This would have been predicted by the:
A. diathesis-aggression model B. modified frustration-aggression hypothesis C. frustration-aggression hypothesis D. negative affect model
The mean number of arrests for those who rarely attended high school would be
a. a statistic. b. a parameter. c. a parametric test. d. an inference.
What is the most important determinant of the timing of the onset of pubescence?
a) sex b) physical size c) chromosome pair #21 d) religious upbringing
Which of the following statements is true regarding teachers who take the constructivist perspective?
A) They tend to discourage student exploration and questioning. B) They minimize the value of students' perspectives. C) They emphasize final answers rather than thinking processes. D) They think of themselves as guides for learning.