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Paiget believed that the basic building blocks of the way
children understand the world are mental structures called
- ANSWER-Schemes
If a researcher was interested in learning how children's
moral development changes between the ages of three and
,five, the researcher may follow them until they are them
periodically. This research strategy is known as -
ANSWER-Longitudinal
Four-year-old Johnny is having lunch with his mother and
sister. When his mother pours milk in the children's
glasses, she finds there is not enough to fill both glasses,
so she carefully pour half of the milk in the shorter, fatter
glass in front of Johnny and half into a thin, taller glass in
front of Johnny's sister. Immediately, Johnny complains
that his sister got more milk than he did,and even when
his mother tries to explain that they both got the same
amount. Johnny insists he is right. In this example,
Johnny is demonstrating a lack of development in the area
of ___ - ANSWER-Conservation
When an adolescent's newly sophisticated metacognitive
capability causes him/her to become self-absorbed and
believe that the world is focused on only them, this is
called - ANSWER-
Adolescent egocentrism
, Which of the following is a term for prejudice and
discrimination directed at older people? -
ANSWERAgeism
What do we call psychologists who study only observable
actions? - ANSWER-Behaviorists
If you want to make a punishment more effective in
deterring a behavior, what should you do? - ANSWER-
Make the punishment quick, aversive and predictable.
Suppose you try to remember everything you did last
summer. What type of memory test is this? - ANSWER-
Free recall
When hearing one word helps you think of another word,
what do we call that tendency? - ANSWER-
Priming
Which of the following is an example of a semantic
memory? - ANSWER-Remembering the rules for playing
tennis
City of Los Angeles Departments
2025 Questions And Answers
Already Graded A+
Paiget believed that the basic building blocks of the way
children understand the world are mental structures called
- ANSWER-Schemes
If a researcher was interested in learning how children's
moral development changes between the ages of three and
,five, the researcher may follow them until they are them
periodically. This research strategy is known as -
ANSWER-Longitudinal
Four-year-old Johnny is having lunch with his mother and
sister. When his mother pours milk in the children's
glasses, she finds there is not enough to fill both glasses,
so she carefully pour half of the milk in the shorter, fatter
glass in front of Johnny and half into a thin, taller glass in
front of Johnny's sister. Immediately, Johnny complains
that his sister got more milk than he did,and even when
his mother tries to explain that they both got the same
amount. Johnny insists he is right. In this example,
Johnny is demonstrating a lack of development in the area
of ___ - ANSWER-Conservation
When an adolescent's newly sophisticated metacognitive
capability causes him/her to become self-absorbed and
believe that the world is focused on only them, this is
called - ANSWER-
Adolescent egocentrism
, Which of the following is a term for prejudice and
discrimination directed at older people? -
ANSWERAgeism
What do we call psychologists who study only observable
actions? - ANSWER-Behaviorists
If you want to make a punishment more effective in
deterring a behavior, what should you do? - ANSWER-
Make the punishment quick, aversive and predictable.
Suppose you try to remember everything you did last
summer. What type of memory test is this? - ANSWER-
Free recall
When hearing one word helps you think of another word,
what do we call that tendency? - ANSWER-
Priming
Which of the following is an example of a semantic
memory? - ANSWER-Remembering the rules for playing
tennis
