Do Members of Congress Represent the Wishes of Their Constituencies

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Essay

Do members of Congress represent the wishes of their constituencies? Why or why not?

Identify and explain the concepts of assimilation and accommodation in Piaget’s theory.

Evaluate the impact of cognitive development theories on educational practices.

Understand the concept of cognitive development in late adulthood as described by Schaie.

Recognize different perspectives on cognitive development during the adolescent years and beyond.

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Definitions:

Slip of the Tongue

An unintentional error in speech where a word is misused, often revealing a subconscious thought or suppressed feeling.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Studying

The act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge on a subject, especially through reading and academic research.

Regression

A statistical method for predicting the value of a dependent variable based on the value(s) of one or more independent variables, or a defense mechanism leading to reversion to an earlier stage of development.