Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage Is Characterized By

question 32

Multiple Choice

Piaget's sensorimotor stage is characterized by:

• A) The beginnings of conservation
• B) Basic schemes for dealing with abstract ideas
• C) Schemes based primarily on perceptions and behaviors
• D) Inaccurate mental representations of the physical and biological world

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning paradigm that tailors the intensity of a conduct through positive feedback or negative repercussions.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior, used in behavioral training and conditioning.

Delayed Reinforcement

A technique in behavior modification that involves a time delay between the desired response of an organism and the delivery of reward.