Sirens on Police Cars, Fire Trucks, and Ambulances Do Not

question 84

Multiple Choice

Sirens on police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances do not sound exactly alike, but because of ________ we react similarly to them.

• A) discrimination
• B) spontaneous recovery
• C) generalization
• D) extinction

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Development

Piaget's first stage of cognitive development (from birth to about 2 years of age), where infants learn through interacting with their environment using their senses and motor actions.

Sensorimotor Intelligence

Jean Piaget's stage of cognitive development from birth to about age 2, where infants learn about the world through their sensory impressions and motor activities.

Originally Predicted

Pertains to the initial expectations or forecasts regarding an outcome based on available information at an earlier time.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or heard, a critical concept in cognitive development of infants.