Information-Processing Theorists Believe That Developmental Change Occurs

question 120

Multiple Choice

Information-processing theorists believe that developmental change occurs

• A) as a result of equilibration.
• B) in several different forms, rather than by a single mechanism.
• C) when mental structures are massively reorganized.
• D) in a social context.

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Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

An idea in the field of educational psychology that defines the gap between a learner's ability to perform a task on their own and their capability to accomplish more advanced tasks with the assistance and support of a more experienced individual.

Pretend Play

A form of play in which children use their imagination to create scenarios, roles, and activities that are not present in reality.

Mental Acts

The processes of the mind that encompass thinking, perceiving, remembering, and reasoning activities.

Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

The logical principle used by children learning language that objects will each have only one name and that new names refer to previously unnamed objects.