Margot loves dolphins. She is on a boat ride with her family and they notice a big fish (that is not a dolphin) in the water and Margot gets all excited, telling everyone to see the "dolphin." According to Piaget, she is demonstrating __________.

A. assimilation
B. accommodation
C. object permanence
D. egocentrism


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. are statistically in the mean. b. interfere with pursuing career goals. c. cause great personal distress. d. are seen by others as abnormal.

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Awareness training and the use of a competing response are most responsible for the habit reversal procedure's effectiveness

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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Psychology