When Brenda Correctly Solves Piaget's Conservation Task and Explains "They

question 129

Multiple Choice

When Brenda correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains "They were equal to start with and you haven't added anything or taken in away, so they're the same," she is demonstrating an understanding of:

• A) identity.
• B) compensation.
• C) reversibility.
• D) decentration.

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Definitions:

Conditioning Process

A learning process in which an individual learns to associate a specific stimulus with a particular response.

Intermittent Pairing

A concept in behavioral psychology where two stimuli are occasionally paired together to produce a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A method of education where the potency of an act is shaped by incentives or sanctions.

Classical Conditioning

Through a repetitive pairing process, a learning method occurs where a response initially triggered by the second of two stimuli becomes triggered by only the first stimulus.