A two-year-old child has a pet dog named Sophie. The child visits her neighbor and sees the neighbor's pet dog. Even though the neighbor's dog is larger and of a different color, the child points to it and calls it a dog. Which of Piaget's cognitive processes is the child demonstrating?
A) Assimilation
B) Accommodation
C) Attribution
D) Fixation
A
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A) conformity rules; obedience rules B) obedience rules; conformity rules C) social roles; social norms D) social norms; social roles
Individuals suffering from insomnia disorder
A. do not sleep at all. B. have difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. C. wake up during their sleep cycle with severe nightmares. D. frequently sleepwalk.
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(a) cognitive feedback theory (b) attribution theory (c) positive illusion theory (d) the positive adaptation model