____________________ Analyze and Regulate the Quality of the Environment as It

question 7

Short Answer

____________________ analyze and regulate the quality of the environment as it is affected by living organisms.

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Definitions:

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children between ages 2 and 7 begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability of operational thought.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the abilities of conservation (understanding that quantities remain the same despite changes in shape or appearance) and logical thought about physical objects and their properties.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in Piaget's theory where individuals integrate new information into preexisting knowledge frameworks.

Mental Structures

Conceptual frameworks or cognitive constructs that are used to organize and interpret experiences and information.