________ Occurs When the Information a Person Has to Work

question 40

Multiple Choice

________ occurs when the information a person has to work with exceeds his or her processing capacity.

• A)Information overload
• B)Information processing
• C)Information potential
• D)Information delineation
• E)Information discarding

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Thought

refers to the stage in early childhood cognitive development where learning occurs through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from about 2 to 7 years old demonstrate symbolic thinking but not yet using cognitive operations like logic.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, often referred to as "thinking about thinking."

Abstract Thinking

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.