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According to the text, which theory attempts to explain development by uniting Piagetian and information-processing theories?
According to the text, which theory attempts to explain development by uniting Piagetian and information-processing theories?
What is proposed as an important determiner of cognitive growth according to Case's theory?
What is proposed as an important determiner of cognitive growth according to Case's theory?
Which process results from the repeated use of scheme, causing schemes to demand less attention and freeing up working memory space?
Which process results from the repeated use of scheme, causing schemes to demand less attention and freeing up working memory space?
What is formed once schemes are sufficiently automatic and are organized into more efficient structures, allowing for a more advanced way of thinking in various situations?
What is formed once schemes are sufficiently automatic and are organized into more efficient structures, allowing for a more advanced way of thinking in various situations?
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Who argued that focusing on stages ignores important periods of change and that development needs to be studied at a fine scale?
Who argued that focusing on stages ignores important periods of change and that development needs to be studied at a fine scale?
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Which task emphasizes the progression from one strategy to the next and shows multiple strategies, according to Siegler (1996)?
Which task emphasizes the progression from one strategy to the next and shows multiple strategies, according to Siegler (1996)?
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What is one way a child can come to choose the most successful strategy, according to Siegler (1996)?
What is one way a child can come to choose the most successful strategy, according to Siegler (1996)?
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According to Piaget, what is the process of adapting incoming information to fit existing knowledge?
According to Piaget, what is the process of adapting incoming information to fit existing knowledge?
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At what stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do children typically start showing abstract reasoning ability?
At what stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do children typically start showing abstract reasoning ability?
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What did Vurpillot's study in 1968 reveal about the attentional abilities of children?
What did Vurpillot's study in 1968 reveal about the attentional abilities of children?
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According to the information processing approach, what aspect of cognition becomes better as children focus on important features of a task?
According to the information processing approach, what aspect of cognition becomes better as children focus on important features of a task?
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What did Flavell et al.'s study in 1966 reveal about memory encoding strategies in children?
What did Flavell et al.'s study in 1966 reveal about memory encoding strategies in children?
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According to Piaget, what is the process of linking schemes together?
According to Piaget, what is the process of linking schemes together?
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In Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development, at what age range do children typically fail to differentiate between self and surroundings?
In Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development, at what age range do children typically fail to differentiate between self and surroundings?
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