Research on critical periods in brain research most nearly suggests which of the following?

Research on critical periods in brain research most nearly suggests which of the following?
 
  a. Critical periods exist for humans but are flexible.
  b. The best time for the introduction of reading and math is 6 to 8 years.
  c. Critical periods provide critical windows of opportunities for developmental growth.
  d. Preschool should be a time of exploration and free play.

Ques. 2

Research has uncovered a number of characteristics of neurosystem. Of the following, which is not one of those characteristics?
 
  a. The brain is our body's most complex organ.
  b. The brain instinctively looks for patterns in the way the world works.
  c. The structure of the brain develops during childhood and remains largely unchanged after that time.
  d. Genetically determined electric circuits are the foundation of the nervous system.

Ques. 3

The components of neurons that transmit outgoing messages to other neurons are called:
 
  a. dendrites.
  b. lobes.
  c. synapses.
  d. axons.

Ques. 4

The process of changing existing schemes in response to new experiences is called:
 
  a. assimilation.
  b. accommodation.
  c. equilibration.
  d. maturation.

Ques. 5

According to Piaget, people's need for order, structure, and predictability is called:
 
  a. development.
  b. learning.
  c. maturation.
  d. equilibrium.

Ques. 6

Tanya was used to using the word processing program Word, and she did some work for her brother Mike, who was using WordPerfect, a different word processing program. Tanya was quickly able to use WordPerfect for Windows with little difficulty, since many of the commands for it were the same as the commands for Word. Tanya's ability to use WordPerfect best illustrates:
 
  a. cognitive development as a result of maturation.
  b. learning as a result of social experience.
  c. the process of assimilation.
  d. the process of accommodation.

Ques. 7

Mr. Garvey is working on finding the volume of pyramids with his seventh-grade math class. His students have trouble distinguishing between the altitude of a face of the pyramid and the altitude of the pyramid itself. He then makes a pyramid out of cardboard, sticks a toothpick down the middle, and says, Now this is the altitude of the pyramid itself. They then deal effectively with the problem.
   Based on this information, the best description of the stage of thinking Mr. Garvey's students are using is:
 
  a. preoperational, since they cannot correctly perceive the difference between the two altitudes.
  b. concrete operational, since they can solve the problem with concrete materials.
  c. formal operational, since they are in the seventh grade, which typically makes them 12 years old.
  d. formal operational, since finding volumes requires the use of symbols, which is abstract.

Ques. 8

Pia says, Here kitty, when she wants her kitty to come to be fed. Then, seeing a cat walk across a sidewalk, her mother says, What's that? Pia, not being sure, says nothing. Of the following, which best describes Pia's language pattern?
 
  a. Overgeneralized speech
  b. Undergeneralized speech
  c. Semantic speech
  d. Syntactical speech