In Piaget's Theory, When Children Are in a State of Disequilibrium

question 36

Multiple Choice

In Piaget's theory, when children are in a state of disequilibrium,

• A) their schemes become disorganized and development is temporarily stalled.
• B) they realize that new information does not match their current schemes.
• C) they are likely to construct inefficient schemes.
• D) their existing schemes are not likely to change very much.

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Definitions:

Successive Trophic Level

A hierarchical position in a food chain or food web, higher levels are progressively further from primary producers in terms of their source of food.

Decreasing Amount

A reduction in quantity, volume, or number over time or in a particular process.

Ecological Pyramid

A graphical representation showing the relationship between different trophic levels in an ecosystem regarding energy, biomass, or numbers.

Carbon Atoms

The chemical element with atomic number 6, foundational in all organic compounds and essential to life's biochemical processes.