LaBouvie-Vief and Colleagues Found That the Degree of Differentiation in the Self

question 110

Multiple Choice

LaBouvie-Vief and colleagues found that the degree of differentiation in the self was related to one's level of cognitive development. This finding provides support for

• A) Piaget.
• B) Costa and McCrae.
• C) Kegan.
• D) Whitbourne.

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Definitions:

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, outside of perception or interpretation.

Perceptual Set

A tendency to perceive or notice some aspects of the available sensory data and ignore others, influenced by expectation or prior experience.

Facial Image

A visual representation of a person's face, often used for identification purposes.

Masking Stimulus

A noise or signal used in sensory experiments to interfere with or "mask" the perception of another stimulus, to study sensory thresholds and attention.