List and define two of the four change mechanisms proposed by researchers who subscribe to the information-processing approach to cognitive development
What will be an ideal response?
Any two of the following four: (1) automatization, which refers to age or experience-related increases in the efficiency and automaticity of mental processing, (2) encoding, which involves identifying and mentally representing the key features in a particular problem or situation, (3) generalization, which involves transferring the knowledge and skills acquired in one context to interpret information or solve a problem in a novel context, and (4) strategy construction, which refers to the construction of a new method for solving a problem.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about the role of psychoanalytic theory in modern human development research is true?
A) Psychosexual theory, which emphasizes how parents manage their child's sexual and aggressive drives in the first few years, is a mainstream of current research. B) One of the lasting contributions of psychoanalytic theory is its ability to capture the essence of personality during each period of development. C) Psychoanalytic theorists' emphasis on the importance of experiences beyond infancy and early childhood is still largely accepted. D) Psychoanalytic theory has cross-cultural implications because researchers have studied individuals from all over the world.