When Ashley's Toy Rolls Out of Sight Under the Bed

question 242

Multiple Choice

When Ashley's toy rolls out of sight under the bed, she immediately begins to search for it. What Piagetian concept does her behaviour illustrate?

• A) sensorimotor action
• B) object permanence
• C) reversibility
• D) symbolic thought

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Definitions:

Borderline Personality Disorder

A mental health condition marked by pervasive patterns of varying moods, self-image, and behavior, leading to impulsive actions and unstable relationships.

Self-mutilation

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Projective Identification

A psychoanalytic term describing a process where an individual projects their feelings or thoughts onto another person, who then identifies with these projected attributes.

Splitting

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