Twelve-Year-Old Cedrick's English Teacher Often Chooses Spelling Words That Can

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Multiple Choice

Twelve-year-old Cedrick's English teacher often chooses spelling words that can be rearranged to make new words. Cedrick enjoys the challenge of anagrams and puzzles, and because he has always enjoyed science fiction comic books he has recently begun making up his own stories of planets with occupants completely unlike those on earth or in his science fiction comic books. Cedrick is most likely in Piaget's

• A)sensorimotor stage.
• B)preoperational stage.
• C)concrete operational stage.
• D)formal operational stage.
• E)generative stage.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

The process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or positive outcomes.

Punishment

A concept in behavioral psychology where an unpleasant consequence follows a behavior, with the aim of decreasing or stopping that behavior.

Subjective Terms

Concepts or descriptors that are influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or experiences, lacking objective or universally accepted standards.

Objective Terms

Language or terminology that is based on observable and measurable facts, devoid of opinions or subjective biases.