Prior to Piaget's research, which of the following was an erroneous assumption about children's cognitive abilities?
Most people believed that children understood objects the same way that
adults do.
Most researchers believed that infants and small children were incapable of
thinking.
Most researchers believed that infants first came into the world without any
cognitive abilities at all.
Most people believed that children's education should be left totally in the
hands of teachers.
Most people believed that children understood objects the same way that
adults do.
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Which of the following is NOT an outcome of efforts to encourage underrepresented groups to participate in research in recent decades?
a) increased cultural sensitivity b) enhanced generalizability of study findings to more people c) the NIH requiring all grant applications to include specific recruitment plans targeting traditionally underrepresented groups d) an increased lack of trust and fear of stigmatization
Who was the psychologist who first began examining cognitive development within a cultural emphasis?
a. Jean Piaget b. Lev Vygotsky c. B. F. Skinner d. R. J. Sternberg