Using Existing Patterns of Behavior in New Situations Is Called

question 577

Multiple Choice

Using existing patterns of behavior in new situations is called

• A)assimilation.
• B)adaptation.
• C)accommodation.
• D)conservation.

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Definitions:

Non-integer Number

A number that is not an integer, implying it can be a fraction, decimal, or irrational number.

Unequal-variances Test

Statistical tests used when comparing two groups that are assumed not to have the same variance.

Student T-distributed

Pertaining to a probability distribution used in statistics for estimating population parameters when the sample size is small and population variance is unknown.

Population Variances

Measures of the spread or distribution of a set of data points in a population, quantifying the degree to which these points differ from the population mean.