Although Piaget Claimed Young Infants Could Not Mentally Represent or Think

question 120

Multiple Choice

Although Piaget claimed young infants could not mentally represent or think about anything that is not perceptually present, subsequent research has shown that young infants can represent invisible objects. Researchers have shown that infants as young as 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 months old look longer at impossible events than at possible events. This research procedure is known as:

• A)means-end problem solving.
• B)conditioned response.
• C)violation-of-expectancy.
• D)object-permanence testing.

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Definitions:

Scarcity

A situation where limited resources are insufficient to satisfy all wants and needs.

Unlimited Income

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Opportunity Cost

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