Millie Is Only 14 Months of Age, but Has Already

question 18

Multiple Choice

Millie is only 14 months of age, but has already started using some basic word like "mama," "dada," and "kitty." When her parents take her to the zoo, she points to the goats who are being fed by other children, and yells, "KITTY!" The fact that she is lumping a new animal into her existing schema of a kitty demonstrates

• A) ​irreversibility.
• B) ​assimilation.
• C) ​accommodation.
• D) ​egocentrism.

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Definitions:

Diathesis-Stress Model

A psychological theory that explains behavior as a predispositional vulnerability together with stress from life experiences.

Operant Conditioning

A training approach in which behavior intensity is changed through rewards or discouragements.

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavior modification that involves using unpleasant stimuli to discourage undesirable behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

A method of conditioning in which the pairing of two stimuli results in a response initially elicited by the second stimulus being evoked by the first stimulus after repeated associations.