A Child Learns That A=B, and B=C but Struggles to Understand

question 26

Multiple Choice

A child learns that A=B, and B=C but struggles to understand that A=C. According to Piaget, he/she is in which of the following stage of cognitive development?

• A) sensorimotor stage
• B) preoperational stage
• C) concrete operational stage
• D) formal operational stage

Analyze Robert Selman's stages in children's concepts of friendship and perspective-taking.

Understand the treatment approaches and effects of school phobia.

Understand the concept and characteristics of separation anxiety disorder.

Understand attribution styles and their significance.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A training technique that involves gradually reinforcing behaviors that come closer and closer to a targeted action.

Partial Responses

In medical and psychological treatments, reactions that show some improvement due to therapy but do not fulfill all criteria for complete remission.

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something.