Melissa Has Developed Flexible,goal-Oriented Behaviors Based Upon the Development of Mental

question 47

Multiple Choice

Melissa has developed flexible,goal-oriented behaviors based upon the development of mental processes that regulate other behaviors.Melissa has developed

• A)executive functions.
• B)self-awareness.
• C)gender identity.
• D)self-control

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to understand that other people's views and perspectives are different from one's own.

Perspective

A viewpoint or angle from which something is considered or evaluated.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that outlines how children's abilities to think and reason progress through four distinct stages as they grow.

Conservation Task

A concept in developmental psychology that assesses a child’s ability to recognize that quantities remain the same despite changes in their shape or arrangement.