Twenty-Month-Old Michael Is Placed in Front of a Mirror with a Spot

question 24

Multiple Choice

Twenty-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Based on research into the development of self-recognition, Michael will MOST likely

• A) touch his nose in an attempt to wipe off the spot.
• B) touch the mirror in an attempt to wipe the spot off of his nose.
• C) wave and point to the child in the mirror.
• D) look to his mother for assurance that the child in the mirror is okay.

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Definitions:

Double-Declining-Balance

An accelerated method of depreciation which doubles the regular depreciation amount, reducing the value of an asset more quickly in its early years.

Depreciation Expense

The orderly apportionment of a tangible asset's cost over the duration of its use.

Residual Value

The estimated value that an asset will have at the end of its useful life, after depreciation has been taken into account.

Double Declining Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the depreciation rate of the straight-line method, resulting in higher depreciation expenses in the earlier years of an asset's life.