Johnny is a 4-year-old youngster who is having lunch with his mother and sister
When his mother pours the milk that is left in the carton into the children's glasses, she finds that there isn't enough to fill both glasses, so she carefully pours half of the milk in the shorter, fatter glass into a thin, taller glass in front of Johnny's sister. Immediately, Johnny complains that his sister got more milk than he did, and even when his mother tries to explain that they both got the same amount, Johnny insisted he was right. In this example, Johnny is demonstrating a lack of development in the area of
a) centration.
b) conservation.
c) concrete operational thought.
d) preoperational thought.
b
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What will be an ideal response?
____ is a process by which our experiences produce relatively permanent changes in our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
a. Maturation b. History c. Accommodation d. Learning
Which of these is an "action" therapy?
A) client-centered B) gestalt C) psychoanalysis D) flooding
Your Uncle Bruce has a family history of heart disease. Which of the following recommendations can you make that will help him lower his risk?
a. maintain a diet that is low in fats and sugars, and quit smoking b. maintain a diet that is high in vitamin C and folic acid, and exercise regularly c. maintain a diet that is low in calcium and vitamin B1, and quit smoking d. maintain a diet that is high in fluoride and iodine, and exercise regularly