Alana and Robert Disagree Sharply About a Proposed Solution Because

question 29

Multiple Choice

Alana and Robert disagree sharply about a proposed solution because their backgrounds have given them radically different perspectives. This is an example of _____.

• A)goal displacement
• B)affective conflict
• C)cognitive conflict
• D)bounded rationality
• E)framing effect

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias that makes an individual unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive phenomenon observed in infants where they repeatedly reach for an object at a place (A) where it was previously found, even after seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Perseverates

The repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus.

Piaget

Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering theory of cognitive development in children.