According to Kohlberg, Which of the Following Children's Behavior on Piagetian

question 7

Multiple Choice

According to Kohlberg, which of the following children's behavior on Piagetian conservation tasks is likely to have achieved gender constancy?

• A)Melinda, who believes that a row of pennies that has been spread out has more pennies than it originally did
• B)Alicia, who intently watches the liquid being poured from one container to another to understand where the extra liquid is going
• C)Jasmine, who states that a ball of clay that has been rolled out into a hot dog shape has less clay after the change
• D)None of these show that the child has achieved
• gender constancy.

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Definitions:

Stabilizing Selection

A type of natural selection that favors the average individuals in a population and works against extreme phenotypes.

Positive Selection

The evolutionary process in which genetic variations that are advantageous for reproduction and survival become more common in subsequent generations.

Frequency

The rate at which a particular characteristic or phenomenon occurs within a given population or area.

Fitness

In evolutionary terms, the ability of an organism to pass its genes to the next generation, often measured by the organism's reproductive success.