Based on Piaget's Understanding of Cognitive Development, He Came Up

question 56

Multiple Choice

Based on Piaget's understanding of cognitive development, he came up with the term assimilation, which is:

• A) how information is incorporated into existing cognitive structures.
• B) how we create new cognitive structures and/or behaviors to incorporate new information.
• C) how the brain creates neuropathways in order to adapt.
• D) the bio-medical mechanism for understanding learning.
• E) none of these.

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Definitions:

Experimenters

Individuals who conduct experiments to test hypotheses by manipulating and controlling variables in a controlled environment.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change or respond as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.

Experimental Treatment

A new or novel intervention or therapy being tested or evaluated for its effectiveness in treating a condition or disease.

Influenced Factor

An element that affects or alters the outcome of a process or situation.