Babe Ruth Could Produce Two Home Runs in a Week

question 86

Multiple Choice

Babe Ruth could produce two home runs in a week of play as a fielder or one win in a week of play as a pitcher. What was his opportunity cost for a week of pitching?

• A) one win
• B) two wins
• C) one home run
• D) two home runs

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Definitions:

Accommodation

The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept important in cognitive development.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the understanding that an object's or substance's quantity remains the same even when its appearance changes, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.

Formal Operational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, systematically, and logically.