When we encounter a new experience that does not fit into any of our cognitive schemes, Piaget would say that ______.
a. it throws us into a state of disequilibrium, which feels uncomfortable
b. we ignore the information until we can develop the cognitive ability to understand it
c. we observe how other people are reacting to the situation and copy their reactions
d. we use transductive reasoning to try to make sense of the experience
Ans: A
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