Piaget Believed That Cognitive Development Is

question 105

Multiple Choice

Piaget believed that cognitive development is

• A) characterized by great irregularities.
• B) shaped by the environment.
• C) an active process of exploration, manipulation, and examination.
• D) random and unpredictable.
• E) based on personality factors.

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Definitions:

Polarized Light

Light waves where vibrations happen on just one plane.

Specific Rotation

A measure of the degree to which a compound can rotate plane-polarized light, specific to its concentration and the length of the light path through the sample.

(S)-glyceraldehyde

The S-configuration enantiomer of glyceraldehyde, which serves as a standard for determining the absolute configuration of chiral molecules.

(R)-glyceraldehyde

A carbohydrate that is the R-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde, serving as a simple monosaccharide and a basic building block for more complex sugars.