MsHernandez Is Working with 4-Year-Old Peter,who Is Afraid of the Dark.He

question 11

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Ms.Hernandez is working with 4-year-old Peter,who is afraid of the dark.He believes monsters come out at night like he has seen on TV.Ms.Hernandez patiently explains that there are no real monsters,but to no avail.Peter still refuses to go to sleep.What Piagetian idea helps to explain why Peter does not understand the truth about the unreality of TV monsters?

• A)Peter assimilates the information that monsters are not real and accommodates the true information into his schema about monsters.
• B)Peter fails to assimilate the idea that monsters are not real.
• C)Peter may assimilate the information about monsters,but he lacks the knowledge structures needed to accommodate the new information into his existing framework.
• D)Peter accommodates the information that monsters are not real but fails to assimilate it into his existing schema about monsters.

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Definitions:

Gatekeeping

The process by which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication.

Groupthink

A mental event happening among a group where the need for agreement or uniformity leads to a choice that is illogical or not functional.

Collective Efficacy

Collective efficacy refers to the shared belief in a group's abilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to achieve given objectives.

False Consensus

A cognitive bias where people overestimate how much others agree with their own beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes.