People with Only One Arm or Hand May Benefit from Using

question 4

Multiple Choice

People with only one arm or hand may benefit from using a _____ when eating.

• A)utensil holder
• B)rocker knife
• C)flexible straw
• D)two-handed cup
• E)utensil holders

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Definitions:

Piagetian Process

An aspect of cognitive development theory defined by Jean Piaget, focusing on how children acquire knowledge and through what stages they progress.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be integrated.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in developmental psychology where individuals integrate new information into existing schemas or frameworks.

Equilibration

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next. The shift occurs as children experience cognitive conflict, or disequilibrium, in trying to understand the world. Eventually, they resolve the conflict and reach a balance, or equilibrium, of thought.