According to the Critical Thinking Box, "The Effects of ChildCare

question 408

Multiple Choice

According to the Critical Thinking box, "The Effects of ChildCare on Attachment and Development," more than _____children under the age of 5 in the United States are in some type of child care.

• A)1 million
• B)3 million
• C)6 million
• D)11 million

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during which infants learn about the world primarily through their senses and motor activities.

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world.

Sight

The sense that allows for the perception of visual stimuli, mediated by the eyes and processed by the brain.

Centration

The cognitive tendency in early childhood to focus on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others.