Question 1
Which critique would an information processing theorist most likely have about Piaget's theory?
◦ It places too great a focus on children's ability to use symbolic thought.
◦ It overestimates children's abilities during the preschool years.
◦ It does not account for the mechanisms by which children advance in cognitive development.
◦ It is not culturally sensitive and does not account for the role of the environment in influencing cognitive development.
Question 2
A theory of the mind is:
◦ a set of beliefs and understandings about how the mind works.
◦ a set of symbolic images which assist young children in conceptualizing abstract phenomena.
◦ an assumption about the mental abilities and dispositions of young children with special needs.
◦ an internally constructed concept.
Explaining “Moving Continents”— The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory of Mind
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory
The James-Lange Theory of Emotion
The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion