Seymour Used to Get Quite a "Buzz" from His First

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Multiple Choice

Seymour used to get quite a "buzz" from his first cup of coffee in the morning. Now he finds that he doesn't start to feel alert until his third cup. This suggests that Seymour ​

• A)has developed a caffeine dependency.
• B)has developed a drug tolerance for caffeine. ​
• C)is experiencing the effects of caffeine withdrawal. ​
• D)has become caffeine intolerant. ​

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, involving infants learning through sensory experiences and motor actions.

Concrete Operational Stage

A phase in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from around 7 to 12 years old, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Preoperational Stage

The preoperational stage is a concept in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, describing a stage (roughly ages 2-7) where children begin to use language and think symbolically, but their thinking is still intuitive and egocentric.

Formal Operational Stage

The final stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals aged 12 and above gain the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.