Author Question: Piaget's most important contribution to the study of infant cognition may have been A) the ... (Read 40 times)

Alygatorr01285 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Piaget's most important contribution to the study of infant cognition may have been

A) the development of accurate, age-graded stages.
B) discovering that infants can perform delayed imitation.
C) the idea that infants are active learners.
D) the idea that physical manipulation of objects is required for infant learning.

Question 2

In Meltzoff's (1998 ) experiment, 6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel. One week later, they imitated this display. Their behavior demonstrated that Piaget was

A) correct about children's cognitive development.
B) incorrect in thinking such young children could not perform delayed imitation.
C) correct about children's ability to habituate.
D) incorrect about children's ability to develop syntax.