Of the Following Physiological Needs, Which One Is Relatively Less

question 9

Multiple Choice

Of the following physiological needs, which one is relatively less regulated by intraorganismic mechanisms and relatively more regulated by extraorganismic ones?

• A)hunger
• B)pain
• C)sex
• D)thirst

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Definitions:

Reversibility

The cognitive ability to understand that actions can be reversed, returning to the original state.

Mental Operation

Cognitive processes that involve manipulating information mentally, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Conservation-of-Volume Task

A cognitive development task used in developmental psychology to assess a child's understanding that the quantity of a substance remains unchanged even when its appearance changes.

Decenter

The ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation or problem simultaneously, crucial in the development of logical thinking in children.