Recent Theoretical Discussion on Piaget's Stages Has Focused on the Issue

question 65

Multiple Choice

Recent theoretical discussion on Piaget's stages has focused on the issue of whether

• A)Piaget identified too few distinct stages.
• B)there are individual differences among children.
• C)cognition develops continuously instead of in stages.
• D)Piaget thought children are generally smarter than they are.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus, such as salivating in response to food, in classical conditioning paradigms.

Meat Powder

A substance used by Ivan Pavlov in his classical conditioning experiments as an unconditioned stimulus to elicit an unconditioned salivation response in dogs.

Salivation

The production and release of saliva in the mouth, often in response to the sight, smell, or taste of food.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where an indifferent stimulus is linked with a significant stimulus, thereby gaining the ability to provoke comparable reactions.