As Valerie Grows Older, She Becomes Increasingly Proficient in a Variety

question 59

Multiple Choice

As Valerie grows older, she becomes increasingly proficient in a variety of tasks involving spatial reasoning, including drawing three-dimensional figures, solving geometry problems, and predicting where balls are apt to go when she hits them in a tennis game. From a neo-Piagetian perspective, Valerie's simultaneous progress in these diverse areas suggests that she:

• A) Is in a state of equilibrium
• B) Is in her zone of proximal development for spatial tasks
• C) Can assimilate diverse spatial tasks into a single mega-scheme
• D) Has a central conceptual structure for spatial relationships

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