Jason and Peg Are Married and File a Joint Return

question 152

True/False

Jason and Peg are married and file a joint return.Both are over 65 years of age and Jason is blind.Their standard deduction for 2015 is $16,350 ($12,600 + $1,250 + $1,250 + $1,250).

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Definitions:

Assimilation

The cognitive process by which new information is interpreted or absorbed into an existing schema.

Preoperational Stage

Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development, in which the preschool child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world.

Cognitive Life

Refers to the mental processes and activities related to thinking, perceiving, and understanding that characterize living organisms.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where a child focuses on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others.