What Term Did Piaget Use to Describe the Fact That

question 136

Multiple Choice

What term did Piaget use to describe the fact that different cognitive skills related to the same stage of development may emerge at different times?

• A)Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
• B)Horizontal décalage
• C)Transformational thought
• D)Seriation

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Definitions:

Experimental Starvation

A research setting where an organism is deliberately deprived of food for a period of time to study the physiological and psychological effects.

Re-fed

Refers to the process of reintroducing food to a person or animal after a period of fasting or severe undernutrition.

Set-Point

A hypothetical ratio of fat to lean tissue at which a person’s weight will tend to stabilize.

Experimental Overeating

A controlled study condition where individuals are asked to consume food in excess of their caloric needs to assess effects on health and behavior.