Five-Year-Old Steven Climbs Up the Small Tree in His Parents

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Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Steven climbs up the small tree in his parents' backyard. When he's ready to come down, he begins to cry for his mother to help. Steven's inability to retrace his steps to go back down the tree illustrates that Steven's thinking lacks

• A)animism.
• B)reversibility.
• C)object permanence.
• D)conservation.

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Definitions:

Cell Body

The spherical part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and connects to the dendrites and the axon.

Nucleus

The central part of an atom containing protons and neutrons or the control center of a cell containing the cell's DNA.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's body.