Piaget Proposed That Children and Adolescents Use and Adopt Their

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Multiple Choice

Piaget proposed that children and adolescents use and adopt their schemas through the processes of ________ and accommodation.

• A)adaptation
• B)analysis
• C)assimilation
• D)application

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Definitions:

Phonemic

Relating to the units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another, for example, the difference between the sounds /p/ and /b/ in "pad" and "bad."

Structural

Pertaining to the arrangement and relations between parts or elements of something complex.

Semantic

Pertaining to the meanings of words and symbols in language, dealing with understanding the meaning and structure of sentences.

Early-Selection Theories

Theories in cognitive psychology that suggest attention acts as a filter at an early stage of information processing, allowing only certain stimuli to reach awareness.