A Study by Robinson and Colleagues (2008) Found That in Low-Income

question 142

Multiple Choice

A study by Robinson and colleagues (2008) found that in low-income mothers and children

• A) maternal scaffolding had no effect on child performance in the "child alone" task.
• B) mothers who provided the most scaffolding had children who performed best on the "child alone" task.
• C) mothers who provided the least scaffolding had children who performed best on the "child alone" task.
• D) maternal scaffolding predicted child intelligence levels.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that outlines how children's abilities to think and reason progress through several stages from infancy to adolescence.

Cognitive Development

The development and transformation in cognitive skills, which include the ability to think, reason, and comprehend.

Maturation

The unfolding of genetically determined traits, structures, and functions.

Deferred Imitation

The ability observed in some individuals, especially children, to reproduce a behavior observed at an earlier time without immediate imitation.