Marsha Says, "There Is No Way I Am Going to School

question 183

Multiple Choice

Marsha says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marsha is demonstrating _____.

• A) a volatile mismatch
• B) an implicit judgment
• C) the imaginary audience
• D) the invincibility fable

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A phase in Piaget's model of cognitive growth where kids develop the capacity to logically process tangible occurrences.

Piagetian Stage

Refers to the phases in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, outlining how children's understanding of the world changes as they grow.

Egocentric

Having or regarding the self as the center of all things, often incapable of fully understanding or acknowledging the perspectives of others.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically from ages 2 to 7, where children start to use language and symbols but do not yet understand concrete logic or the principle of conservation.