Siegler Suggests That Children's Cognitive Development Occurs with Which of the Following

question 79

Multiple Choice

Siegler suggests that children's cognitive development occurs with which of the following?

• A)The acquisition of basic rules that are then applied to new problems on the basis of experience
• B)The onset of abstract thinking skills
• C)Improvements in metacognition
• D)Improved operational efficiency and expanded short-term storage capacity

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Definitions:

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with the analysis of high-level information before processing more detailed, sensory data.

Opponent-process Model

A psychological and neurological model that describes how contrasting emotions are regulated and balanced in the brain.

Bottom-up Processing

A cognitive approach where perception begins with stimuli originating in the environment, influencing our understanding from the basic sensory input toward more complex processing.

Structuralist Approach

A method in psychology that analyzes the basic elements of human thought and perception to understand the structure of the mind.