Ethan, a three year old, asks his mom to cut a pizza pie into twelve rather than eight pieces because he is "really hungry." On the basis of this example, it is most appropriate to conclude that Ethan
a. understands object permanence.
b. does not understand object permanence.
c. understands conservation.
d. does not understand conservation.
e. understands the personal fable
d. does not understand conservation.
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Monika has been studying all night. First she studied psychology, then she studied
sociology. Later, when she was taking a practice quiz in sociology, she had a difficult time recalling anything but psychology materials. Her difficulty in recalling sociology material reflects a. proactive interference. b. retroactive interference. c. decay. d. implicit forgetting. e. anterograde interference.
Research by Anderson and Collins indicated that while children watch television, they
tend to a. do nothing else but watch television. b. imagine themselves as the star or hero of the show they are watching. c. engage in numerous other activities. d. idolize the main characters of the shows they view. e. concentrate more on the commercials than the show itself.