Robbie Is 20 Months Old, and One Day, for the First

question 127

Multiple Choice

Robbie is 20 months old, and one day, for the first time, he watched his father shave.Two days later his mother claims that Robbie climbed up to the sink and began imitating his father's shaving ritual with a toothbrush.In this case, is the mother's claim plausible?

• A)Yes, because children begin to show imitation of novel behaviours during the second year.
• B)Yes, because children begin to show imitation of novel behaviours at 6 months of age.
• C)No, because most children do not show imitation of novel behaviours until they reach the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.
• D)No, because most children do not show imitation of novel behaviours until they reach the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Variable costs are expenses that vary directly with the level of production or output, such as materials and labor.

Activity Level

Refers to the volume of production or services performed in a business, which can significantly influence costs and profitability.

Relevant Range

The range of activity over which changes in cost are of interest to management.

Cost Behavior

Cost behavior refers to how a company's costs change in response to variations in its level of activity or production volume, categorized into fixed, variable, and mixed costs.