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Which one of the following statements characterizes both Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development, as well as psychologists' beliefs about the nature of language development?
 
  a. Development involves a series of stages.
  b. Children are actively involved in their own learning.
  c. Children and adults think in basically the same ways.
  d. Development involves both assimilation and accommodation.

Question 2

Several teachers tell you that they are teaching to students' right brains by spending a lot of time on painting, map interpretation, geometry, and other highly visual and/or spatial activities. Critique their claim using what you have learned about how the human brain functions.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Although the two hemispheres tend to have different strengths (e.g., the left hemisphere specializes in language and logical thinking, the right hemisphere in visual and spatial tasks), they constantly collaborate in day-to-day tasks. Even very simple tasks



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