Forest-Dwelling Chimpanzees Use a Light,flexible Stick for Fishing for Termites

question 47

Multiple Choice

Forest-dwelling chimpanzees use a light,flexible stick for fishing for termites.This illustrates their naturally developed use of

• A) prototypes.
• B) tools.
• C) heuristics.
• D) algorithms.

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Definitions:

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world.

Formal Operations

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals are able to think abstractly and reason logically.

Concrete Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children gain the ability to think logically about physical objects and events.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the development phase where an infant's understanding of the world is based on sensory experiences and the motor actions they perform.