Eight-year-old Elizabeth is given a butterfly net for her birthday. She spends hours and hours capturing all kinds of creatures: butterflies, moths, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, aphids, and pill bugs, to name just a few. She notices that some of the creatures have six legs and some have eight. She also notices that some have hard covers over their wings and others don't. She takes note of
these differences and begins to separate her creatures according to the differences she notes. Which of the following, according to Piaget, is the process in which Elizabeth is engaging?
a. equilibrium
b. assimilation
c. foreclosure
d. organization
d
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A) ?listing who has trouble dealing with a student's problem B) ?stating the problem in terms of observable behavior. C) ?administering an IQ test. D) ?defining the problem in terms of its reason for occurrence
The tendency to be thorough, dependable, organized, and decisive describes which Big Five personality factor?
A. openness B. conscientiousness C. low neuroticism D. self-confidence
The idea that a child is an active player in his or her own development and thinking is known as
A) the absorbent child B) the blank slate C) the competent child D) the rational child
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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