Jenny Is Three Years Old

question 40

Multiple Choice

Jenny is three years old. Which of the following beliefs about epistemology is she most likely to hold?

• A) Authoritative; information she learns only comes from authority figures
• B) Realist; information she gains from other people is truth
• C) Absolutist; information she hears is either true of false
• D) Multiplist; conflicting information she learns from different people can all be true

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Definitions:

Strengths and Weaknesses

Refers to the positive and negative attributes of an individual's personal qualities or aspects of a thing or concept.

Cognitive Flexibility

The mental ability to switch between thinking about two different concepts or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously.

Bilingual

The ability to communicate fluently in two different languages.

Socioeconomic Status

A collective term for a person's social and economic position relative to others, based on income, education, and occupation.