Juan and His Little Sister, Anne, Are Each Given a Large

question 162

Multiple Choice

Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair for his sister to get so many cookies when he only has one. Juan is showing a lack of:

• A) constancy.
• B) conservation.
• C) intuition.
• D) symbolic function.

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Definitions:

Social Exchange Theory

A theory suggesting that human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.

Altruistic Behavior

Action taken to benefit others without expecting personal gains, driven by selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Reciprocity Norms

Social norms that dictate that we should treat others as they treat us, leading to mutual benefit or support.

Reciprocity Norm

A social expectation that people will respond to each other in kind, returning benefits for benefits and responding to harms with either retaliation or forgiveness.