According to Piaget, Schemas Are

question 298

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget, schemas are

• A) fixed sequences of cognitive developmental stages.
• B) children's ways of coming to terms with their sexuality.
• C) people's conceptual frameworks for understanding their experiences.
• D) problem-solving strategies that are typically not developed until the formal operational stage.

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Definitions:

Self-Actualized

Achieving or meeting one's own abilities and potential, viewed as an inherent desire or requirement in all people.

Highly Compassionate

Describes individuals who exhibit a deep awareness and sensitivity towards the suffering of others, coupled with a desire to alleviate it.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Projection

a defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.