What Is Leta Hollingworth Most Well-Known for

question 168

Multiple Choice

What is Leta Hollingworth most well-known for

• A) debunking theories that proposed that women are inferior to men 
• B) founding one of the early psychology laboratories in America 
• C) being the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology 
• D) being the first woman president of the American Psychological Association

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Definitions:

Adaptation

The process of adjustment or change in response to new conditions or environments, a fundamental aspect of biological and psychological evolution.

Disequilibrium

A state of cognitive imbalance between existing knowledge and new experiences, often leading to learning in developmental psychology.

Equilibration

A concept in developmental psychology referring to how children progress through different stages of cognitive development by balancing assimilation and accommodation.

Assimilation

In psychology, a cognitive process where new information is interpreted and integrated into existing schemas or knowledge structures.