In Contrast to Piaget's View, How Do Information-Processing Theorists View

question 46

Multiple Choice

In contrast to Piaget's view, how do information-processing theorists view cognitive development?

• A)as more continuous and less stage-like
• B)as more stage-like and less discontinuous
• C)as the active role that a child plays in his or her own cognitive development
• D)as the passive role in his or her own cognitive development

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Definitions:

Double Fertilization

A unique process in angiosperms where one sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell forming a zygote, and the other sperm cell fuses with two polar nuclei, forming a triploid cell that develops into the endosperm.

Triploid Endosperm

A tissue in the seeds of flowering plants that nourishes the developing embryo, characterized by having three sets of chromosomes.

Diploid Zygote

A fertilized egg cell that has two sets of chromosomes, one set from each parent, representing the first stage in the development of a new individual.

Dioecious Plant

A plant species having male and female reproductive organs on separate individuals.