Robert's Mother Pours a Cup of Milk for Him and Then

question 66

Multiple Choice

Robert's mother pours a cup of milk for him and then realizes that the cup has a small crack in the rim. Not wanting her son to cut his lip, she pours the milk into another cup. The second cup happens to be shorter and wider than the first cup. Robert is not upset because he knows that the amount of milk has remained the same. Robert is at LEAST _____ years old.

• A) 3
• B) 5
• C) 7
• D) 9

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Definitions:

Catastrophes

Large-scale disasters or tragic events that cause significant harm or damage, often with widespread and long-lasting effects.

James-Lange

Theory of emotion that suggests physiological arousal precedes the emotional experience, meaning the body's reaction to a stimulus comes first and is then interpreted as an emotion.

Plutchik

Robert Plutchik was a psychologist who proposed the "wheel of emotions," which illustrates the relationships among emotions.

Cannon-Bard

A theory of emotion that argues that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently.