Piaget Used the Term "Preoperational" to Describe Children Between the Ages

question 24

Multiple Choice

Piaget used the term "preoperational" to describe children between the ages of 3 and 5 because they do not yet have the ability to:

• A) learn language.
• B) understand simple commands.
• C) operate simple machines, such as staplers.
• D) combine, separate, and transform information mentally.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

A stimulus that produces a response without prior learning.

Contiguity

In learning theory, refers to the proximity in time or space between two events, which can influence the association formed between them.