Which Process Did Piaget Propose to Explain Why People React

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which process did Piaget propose to explain why people react to new experiences on the basis of similarities to their past experiences?

• A) assimilation
• B) accommodation
• C) conservation
• D) centration

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Definitions:

Sweat Glands

Specialized skin glands in mammals that produce sweat, a fluid consisting primarily of water, salts, and urea, as a means of cooling the body through evaporation.

Elasticity

The ability of a material or tissue to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed.

Skin

Outer covering of the body; can be called the integumentary system because it contains organs such as sense organs.

Foramen Ovale

An opening in the septum between the two atria of the heart in a fetus, which normally closes soon after birth.