Describe the highlights of Substage 4 of the sensorimotor period
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• Substage 4 lasts from 8 months to 12 months. Infants begin to employ goal-directed behavior, in which several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem.
• Object permanence emerges in this stage as well. This is the realization that people and objects exist even when they can't be seen.
• The recognition of object permanence fosters the infant's growing assertiveness.
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Increased parent-child conflict during adolescence is partially related to
A) adolescent cognitive development. B) pre-formal thought by adolescents. C) the secular trend. D) concrete thinking of adolescents.
In a research study, one-third of the subjects were injected with adrenaline,
one-third were given a tranquilizer, and one-third were injected with a placebo (salt water) and shown a slapstick comedy film. The findings of the study provided support for Schachter's theory of emotion since the group members that laughed the MOST were the ones injected with a. adrenaline. b. a tranquilizer. c. a placebo d. nothing.