A child's ability to engage in social learning is most closely related to which Piagetian concept?

Question 1

Question 1 of 5

Answer

A. Object permanence

B. Animism

C. Imitation

D. Centration

E. Conservation

Question 2

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In order to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between regular exercise and improved cognitive functioning in older adults, a researcher would need to do which of the following?

Answer

A. Survey persons over the age of 55 to determine their activity level and exercise routines, then administer assessments of verbal and spatial cognitive abilities.

B. Administer cognitive assessments to people living in a retirement community that provides opportunities for active lifestyle and to people living in a retirement community that does not provide such opportunities.

C. Randomly assign a group of adults over the age of 55 to either an exercise or an alternative sedentary activity, and administer a cognitive assessment at the beginning of the study and again after three months.

D. Conduct a case study of a 60-year-old individual who lifts weights competitively.

E. Administer cognitive assessments to members of a biking club and to a book discussion group for senior citizens.

Question 3

Question 3 of 5

Answer

A. -.5 to +.5

B. -1.0 to +1.0

C. -1.5 to +1.5

D. -2.0 to +2.0

E. -2.5 to +2.5

Question 4

Question 4 of 5

Answer

A. have a very strict superego

B. have a well-developed ego ideal

C. have an overactive id

D. are using reaction formation

E. suffer from feelings of transference

Question 5

Question 5 of 5

Answer

A. Kent, who wishes to understand the conditions under which people are most likely to conform with others

B. Ella, who conducts observations in children's homes, schools, and neighborhoods

C. Sidney, who administers questionnaires that measure cognitive, social, and emotional development

D. Jeanne, who tracks children's intelligence test scores over a ten-year period

E. Clint, who presents children with different visual stimuli and measures their looking time

A child's ability to engage in social learning is most closely related to which Piagetian concept?

A. Object permanence

B. Animism

C. Imitation

D. Centration

E. Conservation

In order to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between regular exercise and improved cognitive functioning in older adults, a researcher would need to do which of the following?

A. Survey persons over the age of 55 to determine their activity level and exercise routines, then administer assessments of verbal and spatial cognitive abilities.

B. Administer cognitive assessments to people living in a retirement community that provides opportunities for active lifestyle and to people living in a retirement community that does not provide such opportunities.

C. Randomly assign a group of adults over the age of 55 to either an exercise or an alternative sedentary activity, and administer a cognitive assessment at the beginning of the study and again after three months.

D. Conduct a case study of a 60-year-old individual who lifts weights competitively.

E. Administer cognitive assessments to members of a biking club and to a book discussion group for senior citizens.

Correlation coefficients range from

A. -.5 to +.5

B. -1.0 to +1.0

C. -1.5 to +1.5

D. -2.0 to +2.0

E. -2.5 to +2.5

According to Sigmund Freud, people who struggle with drug addiction most likely

A. have a very strict superego

B. have a well-developed ego ideal

C. have an overactive id

D. are using reaction formation

E. suffer from feelings of transference

Which of the following researchers is most likely to be interested in ecological systems theory?

A. Kent, who wishes to understand the conditions under which people are most likely to conform with others

B. Ella, who conducts observations in children's homes, schools, and neighborhoods

C. Sidney, who administers questionnaires that measure cognitive, social, and emotional development

D. Jeanne, who tracks children's intelligence test scores over a ten-year period

E. Clint, who presents children with different visual stimuli and measures their looking time

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