Your text discusses evidence of young children's pretending in make-believe dramas, and older children's more organized and rule-bound play, as illustrations of how:
a. the answer to the question of whether development is more influenced by nature or nurture depends on how you look at it
b. development is best described in terms of distinct stages
c. parental beliefs can influence children's behavior
d. children participate in shaping their own development
Answer: d. children participate in shaping their own development
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A) concretely; imaginary B) abstractly; hypothetical C) abstractly; absolutely realistic D) concretely; realistic
Prepared learning is considered to be on a continuum. At one end, an instinctive
behavior pattern is compatible with the task to be learned. At the other is incompatibility. Key pecking by pigeons to avoid shock is (a) at the compatible end (b) about the middle of the continuum (c) at the incompatible end (d) not on the continuum