What Is the Primary Reason for the Creation of Cities

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the primary reason for the creation of cities?

• A) The invention of writing
• B) Water and the discovery of hydro electricity
• C) The development of more efficient agriculture
• D) The Industrial Revolution
• E) The invention of the wheel

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Definitions:

Cognitive Conflict

A psychological state resulting from the confrontation of contradictory information, beliefs, or perceptions, which can lead to cognitive dissonance and the motivation to change one's thoughts or behaviors.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, the process of altering one's existing schemas, or ways of thinking, as a result of new information or experiences.

Equilibration

The process by which individuals balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding in cognitive development.