Gomer Was Born and Raised in the Midwestern Part of the United

question 51

Multiple Choice

Gomer was born and raised in the Midwestern part of the United States. All of his life, he was told that seafood tasted terrible so he avoided it. One day while visiting the East Coast, he goes into a restaurant that features steamed clams. Gomer tells himself, "Those clams do smell good and many people eat seafood, so it can't be terrible to eat. I think I'll order a big bucket of steamers." Gomer's decision to eat the seafood would best be explained by the Piagetian concept of

• A)Reversibility
• B)Decontextualization
• C)Animism
• D)Horizontal décalage

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