Which of the Following Is an Example of Objective, Rational

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of objective, rational thinking rather than subjective, irrational thinking about nursing assistants whom the LPN/LVN charge nurse supervises?

• A) "I want nursing assistants to be on time for report."
• B) "Neat appearance means good clinical skills."
• C) "Nursing assistants who are late intend to take advantage of coworkers."
• D) "Beware of nursing assistants who smile a lot. They're manipulative."

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Definitions:

Symbolic Thinking

The ability to use symbols, words, or objects to represent something that is not physically present.

Preoperational Child

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development describing children aged 2 to 7, characterized by the development of language and symbolic thought but limited in logical reasoning.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the principle that properties of substances such as weight and mass remain the same (are conserved) when superficial characteristics such as their shapes or arrangement are changed.

Irreversibility

A cognitive concept where an individual does not understand that actions can be reversed to return to the original state.