Mrs Miller Told Her Third-Grade Class to Line Up from Shortest

question 57

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Miller told her third-grade class to line up from shortest to tallest. They were able to get in line very quickly. Why were they able to accomplish this task so fast?

• A) Because they are able to display transitive inference.
• B) Because they have the classification ability of seriation.
• C) Because they understand conservation.
• D) Because they have sensorimotor ability.

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Definitions:

Self-conscious Emotions

Emotions that arise from self-reflection or self-evaluation, including feelings such as embarrassment, pride, shame, or guilt.

Prime Emotions

Fundamental emotions that are basic and universally experienced by humans, such as happiness, sadness, anger, and fear.

Self-conscious Emotion

Emotions that involve self-reflection and awareness of oneself in the context of social norms, such as embarrassment, pride, or guilt.

Erikson

Erik Erikson was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings.