Dr Alberto Is Interested in the Aspects of Cognitive Development

question 387

Multiple Choice

Dr. Alberto is interested in the aspects of cognitive development that have to do with how individuals reason about ethical decisions and how they decide what is right and wrong. The focus of his research is likely to be:

• A) language acquisition and how it affects our thought processes.
• B) the formation of gender schemas and how gender differences in reasoning ability develop.
• C) the development of moral reasoning.
• D) the formation of individual identity, including the values, ideals, and beliefs that guide the individual's behavior.

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Definitions:

Material Labour

Efforts expended on the physical or tangible components of work, often contrasted with intellectual or cognitive labor.

Post-Structuralism

An intellectual movement that emerged in the mid-20th century, critiquing structures in culture, literature, and society, focusing on underlying complexities and contradictions.

Prevailing Discourses

Dominant forms of language, communication, and debate that shape and reflect the values, beliefs, and assumptions of a particular time or society.

Dismantle

The process of taking something apart or destroying an established system or structure, often used in the context of dismantling oppressive or outdated institutions.