Piaget's Preoperational Stage Is So Named Because He Believed That

question 77

Multiple Choice

Piaget's preoperational stage is so named because he believed that children in this stage of development:

• A)cannot yet perform reversible mental actions.
• B)cannot yet form stable concepts.
• C)are unable to reason.
• D)cannot operate electronic devices like TVs.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Learning

A process by which an individual learns to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by taking specific actions.

Extinction Learning

A phenomenon in which a conditioned response decreases and eventually disappears as the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable event following a response increases the likelihood of that response being repeated in the future.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique in behavior modification that involves the addition of a rewarding stimulus following a desirable behavior, aiming to increase the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence.