If New Information Cannot Fit into an Existing Scheme, It

question 74

Multiple Choice

If new information cannot fit into an existing scheme, it throws us into a state of cognitive disequilibrium and we will

• A) transform the new information into a form we can understand.
• B) encode the information in a new way that will allow it to be assimilated.
• C) need to create a new scheme to accommodate the information.
• D) level the information so that it can make sense to us.

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Definitions:

Genotypes

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing its specific set of genes.

Black Coat Color

A genetic trait resulting in a dark pigmentation of the skin, fur, or feathers in various animals, often due to the presence of melanin.

Spotted

Marked with spots; a pattern that can occur naturally in skins, coats, leaves, etc., often for camouflage or signaling.

Incomplete Dominance

Inheritance pattern in which one allele is not fully dominant over another, so the heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate blend between the two homozygous phenotypes.