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1. Short answer questions
psychology question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
Answered questions as detailed as possible.
Requirements: 3-5 sentences each question
Are humans born mostly altruistic or selfish? Justify your answer with reference to the
research discussed in the February 8 lecture.
What is a recent example of someone acting based on gender or race stereotypes or bias
that you have seen or heard about? Using the 5 steps of Child’s Processing aspect of the
Social Information Processing model, how would you explain that behavior?
Using the Social Information Processing Model, what is 1 way to reduce race-based or
gender-based stereotypes in early childhood (ages 3 to 8)? What aspect of social
information processing would you target and how?
Write a definition of executive functioning in your own words, including what it is, what
processes are involved, and where in the brain it is mostly housed.
What is a game you played as a child that probably helped you develop executive
functioning? How did it help? Be as specific as you can about the process.
How do you think your current used of technology affects your executive functioning now?
Be as specific as you can about the process. Would you change anything about your
technology use after these modules?
Write a definition of dual representation in your own words. How does children’s ability to
use a scale model to find a hidden toy in a room reflect dual representation?
What is the video deficit effect? What does it tell us about how children think about
television and touch screens?
How do pretend play and/or having imaginary friends influence cognitive development?
Choose 2 aspects of cognition and clearly describe the process of how creating and engaging
with imaginary friends affects those aspects of cognition.