FRQ Friday:

I. Five year-old Jessie went to a fire station with her kindergarten class. When she got home, Jessie, who is in the preoperational stage of cognitive development, eagerly told the story of her adventure to her older brother. Describe how the following factors might have influenced the story she told. Be sure to define and provide an appropriate example of each factor.

A. Egocentrism
B. Observational learning
C. Reconstructive memory
D. Schema

II. Time is an important variable in may psychological concepts. Describe a specific example that clearly demonstrates an understanding of each of the following concepts and how it relates to or is affected by time. Use a different example for each concept.

A. Critical period
B. Fluid intelligence
C. James-Lange theory of emotion
D. Presentation of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) in classical conditioning
E. Refractory period in nerve firing
F. Spontaneous recovery