Discuss two reasons why Piaget believed the sensorimotor stage to be the most significant of all
stages.
What will be an ideal response?
The foundation of all cognitive development isestablished during this period. The child
begins to interact in the environment and these interactions grow from involving only the self and
automatic reflexes to more complex, scientific thinking involving objects within the child's world as
well as people by the end of this period.
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Research by Spector and colleagues (2006) indicates that abusive behaviors are driven by _____ whereas withdrawal is more related to _____.
A. boredom; anger B. anger; boredom C. positive affect; negative affect D. negative affect; positive affect
Your text uses an example of a sequential study in which "Baby Boomer" women were the participants. Which of the following was a finding of that study?
A) The relationship between age and reported frequency of marital conflict was the same across cohorts. B) The different cohorts' self-perceptions of femininity declined in parallel fashion. This represents a true developmental change. C) Because this was a sequential study, no reliable findings can be reported. D) The relationship between age and reported frequency of marital conflict was different in each cohort.