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chapter 2 phy
Question | Answer |
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Today environment is seen as more critical to development than biological factors | False |
altering existing schemes or creating new ones in response to new information | accommodation |
The Brain Can change | True |
fitting new information into existing schemes | assimilation |
Children develop "object permanence" during Piaget's sensorimotor stage | true |
The difference between what a child can do on his own and what he can do with the assistance of a more capable other | zone of proximal development |
Genetically programmed, naturally occuring changes over time | maturation |
Orderly, adaptive changes we go through from conception to death | development |
There is a debate about whether all people reach the fourth stage of Piaget's theory - formal operations | True |
Adolescents are less likely to engage in risky behaviors | False |