Mabel Always Thought of Herself as Being Incapable When It

question 22

Multiple Choice

Mabel always thought of herself as being incapable when it came to fixing things. She easily developed the habit of asking her husband, Abel, to do even the simplest "fix-it" tasks, such as changing a light bulb. Then one day Mabel got a flat tire on a country road. She managed to struggle through the process of changing the tire all on her own. From then on, she felt much more capable, and started to fix more things around the house. This best illustrates

• A) accommodation.
• B) assimilation.
• C) disequilibrium.
• D) fixation.

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Definitions:

Volcanic Breccia

A type of rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic material cemented together by finer-grained sediments or volcanic ash.

Volcanic Domes

Rounded, mound-shaped protrusions resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.

Hot Spot

A location on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period, thought to be above a mantle plume.

Divergent Margin

A boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other, often associated with volcanic activity and seafloor spreading.