Which of the Following Best Illustrates a Superordinate Goal

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

• A) A college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper.
• B) A woman beats her husband at tennis.
• C) Apartment dwellers install a television antenna they can all use.
• D) An obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks.

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Definitions:

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that enables a child to understand that substances remain the same in quantity even when their shapes change.

Development

The process of change and growth through which an individual or entity progresses by gaining physical, mental, or societal qualities over time.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where an individual is unable to see a situation from another person’s point of view, common in early childhood development.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed (seen, heard, touched, smelled, or sensed in any way).