Piaget used the term ____ to describe the process by which new experiences are easily incorporated into existing schemes.

A. accommodation
B. scaffolding
C. assimilation
D. secondary


Answer: C

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A) risk; signal detection B) cooperation; functional fixedness C) trust; means–ends analysis D) persuasion; insight

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The Institute of Medicine suggests we consume a minimum of ____% of our average daily calories in protein or at least 8 grams per 20 pounds of body weight (e.g., 64 grams for a 160 pound person). They recommend a maximum of ____% protein for our total caloric intake

a. 5, 30 c. 15, 40 b. 10, 35 d. 20, 45

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The foot-in-the-door technique was demonstrated by Freedman and Fraser (1966) when they found that people who ________ were later more likely to ________

A) agreed to answer a questionnaire for a consumer group; grant the much larger favor of allowing the group to spend two hours cataloging products in the home B) were imposed upon to catalog all the products in their home; refuse to answer a questionnaire from a consumer group C) were similar to the requester; grant the much larger favor of allowing the group to spend two hours cataloging products in the home D) granted the favor of allowing a consumer group to spend two hours cataloging all the products in their home; rate themselves as similar to the requesters

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