A Company in Nova Scotia Builds Portable Drilling Platforms Used

question 182

Multiple Choice

A company in Nova Scotia builds portable drilling platforms used to locate new oil fields underwater. To build a platform, the company had to construct a specially designed dock with a large permanently placed crane able to lift a 20 tonne structure onto its floating base. This expensive dock and crane are examples of which of the following?

• A) structural products
• B) integral parts
• C) emplacements
• D) installations

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Definitions:

Information Processing Approach

A cognitive psychology theory that compares human thought processes to computer analysis, emphasizing ways in which people focus on, analyze, store, and retrieve information.

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development that describes how children's intellect grows.

Vygotsky

A psychologist known for the sociocultural theory, emphasizing the importance of social interaction in the development of cognition and learning among children.

Automatization

The process of making an action or process automatic, often through practice or technology, decreasing the need for conscious involvement.