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
Development of the human brain.
Positron emission tomography (PET) image showing the difference in the metabolic activity of the bra
brain
Cross Section of the Human Brain
Data from more than 22,000 men over the age of 40, showing the relationship between birth weight and ...
The three major structures of the medial temporal lobe, illustrated in the monkey brain: the ...