John,an Adolescent,was Thinking About How Animals Think

question 34

Multiple Choice

John,an adolescent,was thinking about how animals think.Then he started thinking about why he was thinking about how animals think.Which of the following characteristics of the formal operational stage is John displaying in this example?

• A)Abstract thought
• B)Concrete thought
• C)Critical thought
• D)Egocentric thought

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Definitions:

Holistic Processing

Holistic processing is perceiving an object or scene as a whole rather than as a collection of individual components, often used in the context of recognizing faces or visual patterns.

Stimulus Integration

The process by which the brain combines information from different sensory modalities to create a coherent perception.

Attention

The process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things, crucial in processing information.

Gestalt Principle

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the human ability to perceive patterns, wholes, or organized structures rather than just simple summations of parts.