According to Piaget, what is the major accomplishment of substage 6?
a) Children understand that a person or object continues to exist even if it cannot be seen.
b) Children are able to show purposeful acts with deliberate variety.
c) Children employ goal-directed behavior.
d) Children exhibit the capacity for mental representation, or symbolic thought.
Answer: d
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a. depression b. anger c. denial d. bargaining
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a. increase their efforts of empathy and tolerance. b. forgive the other person. c. try to manage their hostility. d. seek revenge or avoid further contact.
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a. marital difficulty, financial strain b. 55 c. avoidant personality disorder d. social anxiety disorder
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a. stimulus distinction b. extinction c. spontaneous recovery d. stimulus generalization