Children's tendency to show more positive reactions to social groups or categories to which they belong is known as
a. social-category formation. c. social-group preference.
b. in-category formation. d. in-group preference.
Question 2Information-processing approaches to development assume that the mind has ________ for processing information and development reflects _______.
a. an unlimited capacity; a qualitative change in mental structures
b. an unlimited capacity; a quantitative increase in the use of skills and strategies
c. a limited capacity; a quantitative increase in the use of skills and strategies
d. a limited capacity; a qualitative change in mental structures
Question 3Preadolescents respond to social categories like race and ethnicity
a. on the basis of concrete features. c. on the basis of social norms.
b. on the basis of abstract ideas. d. by using avoidance.
Question 4The theoretical approach that views humans as having a limited ability to process information, much as computers do, is called
a. the computer-processing metaphor. c. information processing.
b. cyber-processing theory. d. info-computational theory.