Three-year-old Kate sees many squirrels in her front yard. One weekend on a family camping trip, Kate sees a chipmunk, and says, "Look, Dad, a squirrel with no tail!" Calling a chipmunk a squirrel is an example of what Piaget would call
A) reflective abstraction. B) assimilation.
C) equilibration. D) accommodation.
B
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A. panic attacks B. anger C. confusion D. sexual desire
Friends with high educational achievements and aspirations __________.
A. tend to negatively influence drug usage B. result in worse outcomes that being surrounded by high achieving peers C. tend to give each other support and encouragement D. provide undue pressure
Long-term potentiation refers to the process in which
a. the connections between brain cells grow stronger. b. new memories interfere with and prevent the retrieval of old memories. c. molecular engrams are formed in specific parts of the brain as skills are developed. d. memory traces are faded or weakened.
Exercise that uses large muscle groups in continuous, repetitive action and increases heart and respiration rate is _____ exercise
a) anaerobic
b) strength training
c) aerobic
d) stress