Elenor, a six-year-old child, is eating dinner with her family. She points to her pregnant mother's round belly and says, "Mommy, you better not eat any dessert. You'll make it too crowded for the new baby in there"

Elenor has constructed a(n) ___ of what it means to be pregnant.
a. task analysis
b. syllogism
c. analogy
d. mental model


D

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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A. his comparison of the human mind to animals B. his comparison of the human mind to computers C. he took a holistic approach to studying the mind D. he believed that the environment was important for studying the mind

Psychology