Piaget Would Probably View the Development of a System of Classification

question 26

Multiple Choice

Piaget would probably view the development of a system of classification of animals and plants as evidence of our need to

• A) view the parts of any whole in some kind of hierarchy.
• B) adjust to our environment in an effort to maintain equilibrium.
• C) organize the elements of our world into some kind of interrelated system.
• D) change existing schemes in order to incorporate new experiences.

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Definitions:

Antidepressant

A class of drugs designed to alleviate symptoms of depression by adjusting the chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Agonist

A drug that mimics or increases a neurotransmitter’s effects.

Antagonist

An antagonist is a substance that blocks or dampens the effects of a neurotransmitter or hormone, or a character in a story who opposes the protagonist.

Neurotransmitter

Substances that carry messages from one nerve cell to another through the synaptic gap within the nervous system.