Malik's Mother Asks If He Wants His Sandwich in One

question 114

Multiple Choice

Malik's mother asks if he wants his sandwich in one piece or cut into two pieces.Malik asks her to keep it in one piece,because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces.What does this answer suggest about Malik's cognitive development

• A) He has not yet mastered object permanence. 
• B) He cannot assimilate changes in the shape of the sandwich. 
• C) He does not yet understand conservation. 
• D) He cannot accommodate changes in the shape of the sandwich.

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Definitions:

Godden And Baddeley

Psychologists known for their study on context-dependent memory, demonstrating how the environment where learning occurs can affect recall.

Visual Imagery

The mental visualization of scenes, objects, or events without their physical presence.

Mnemonics

Strategies to facilitate retention and later retrieval of information.

Long-term Memory

The aspect of our memory system that is responsible for the storage of information over long periods of time, potentially lasting from minutes to a lifetime.