Eleven-month-old Evelyn is trying to get a toy out of her toy box. She pushes the lid off but cannot reach the toy. She climbs inside, pushing the toys aside that she can reach what shewants

Since she is doing many things at once, Piaget would call this:
a. assimilation
b. accommodation
c. primary circular reaction
d. coordination of schemes


D. Evelyn is doing several things at once to coordinate her behavior. This is a coordination of schemes.

Psychology

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verbal collection of facts and myths about having and caring for babies. enrichment teaching technique used to accelerate language acquisition. simplified language that adults use when talking to babies. preverbal sound (like "ga ga" and "goo goo" that mothers often make).

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Which type of bias or error most thoroughly explains the phenomenon of Clever Hans?

a. The placebo effect b. The observer-expectancy effect c. The double-blind effect d. The subject expectancy effect

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Multiple activities carried on simultaneously are called __________

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Psychology