Unlike Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory, the Information-Processing Approach

question 117

Multiple Choice

Unlike Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, the information-processing approach

• A) uses clinical interviews to determine a child's stage of development.
• B) does not divide development into stages.
• C) characterizes each developmental stage by qualitatively distinct ways of thinking.
• D) views development as a discontinuous process.

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Definitions:

Evolution

A process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Progressive Change

Gradual transformation or development over time in a specific, usually forward or beneficial, direction.

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory that suggested the bumps on the skull could predict mental traits or character.

Localization of Function

The concept in neurology and psychology that specific parts of the brain are responsible for specific functions or behaviors.