Piaget Believed That His Four Stages Represented Distinct Levels of Development

question 48

True/False

Piaget believed that his four stages represented distinct levels of development, with major changes in thinking from stage to stage. After several decades of research, the vast majority of developmental psychologists would agree with this view.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.