The Following Is a Description of a Child Being Assessed

question 272

Multiple Choice

The following is a description of a child being assessed in Piaget's pendulum task: "They may try the heaviest weight on the longest string dropped from medium height with medium force,then a medium weight on the smallest string dropped from medium height with lesser force.If they happen to arrive at the right answer,they find it difficult to explain why." According to this description,it is clear that the child is in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

• A) sensorimotor
• B) preoperational
• C) concrete operations
• D) formal operations

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Definitions:

Splanchnic Nerves

Nerves that convey information about the nutrient contents of the stomach to the brain and are responsible for providing autonomic nervous system control to the abdomen.

Collateral Ganglia

Collections of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral autonomic nervous system, involved in transmitting nerve signals to organs.

Paravertebral Ganglia

Nerve cell clusters found alongside the vertebral column, involved in the autonomic nervous system's sympathetic division.

Vagus Nerve

The tenth cranial nerve, which innervates various organs, including the heart, lungs, and digestive tract, and plays a critical role in autonomic functions.