Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

a. assimilation.
b. preoperational thought.
c. accommodation.
d. egocentric thinking.


C

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Like progressive relaxation training, some individuals have anxiety reactions in autogenic training. Describe these reactions. Why do these issues manifest? Why must they be addressed?

What will be an ideal response?

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A. episodic memory. B. autobiographical memory. C. semantic memory. D. generic memory.

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_____ Young children cannot form categories on the basis of taxonomic relations.

a. true b. false

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