Dr. Rizvi studies the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing persons cognitive processing and behavior patterns. She is part of a group of researchers from the fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine. This approach to development is known as __________.
A) behaviorism
B) cognitive-development theory
C) the information-processing approach
D) developmental cognitive neuroscience
Question 2
One criticism of the information-processing approach is that it __________.
A) underestimates the individuals contribution to his or her own development
B) ignores transformation in adulthood, concluding that no major cognitive changes occur after adolescence
C) underestimates the competencies of infants and preschoolers, focusing on older children and adolescents
D) is better at analyzing thinking into its components than at putting them back together into a comprehensive theory
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