Destiny Is Trying to Put Her Books onto Her New

question 107

Multiple Choice

Destiny is trying to put her books onto her new bookshelves, but she is having trouble deciding how to best group them.She knows she could put all of her picture books together and all of her harder-to-read books together, or she could put all of her books about horses together, even though some books about horses are picture books and others are harder.Based on this information, what cognitive operation is Destiny beginning to understand?

• A)conservation
• B)relational logic
• C)classification
• D)seriation

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Definitions:

Displacement

In psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism where the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality or maintain self-image.

Projection

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

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.