Reform Movements Emerged in America in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in Part

question 19

Multiple Choice

Reform movements emerged in America in the mid-nineteenth century in part because of a

• A)pessimistic assumption in the natural weakness of individuals.
• B)desire for social stability and discipline in the face of change.
• C)belief that society needed to break free from its old traditions.
• D)fear that civil war was going to engulf the nation.
• E)declining importance placed on religious piety.

Understand the stages and substages of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Identify and describe behaviors indicative of specific sensorimotor substages.

Recognize the development and significance of symbolic thought and pretend play in cognitive development.

Explain the concept of object permanence and its development within the sensorimotor stage.

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