When People Are First Confronted with New Ideas or Approaches

question 54

Multiple Choice

When people are first confronted with new ideas or approaches, they often resist accepting them and instead use their existing schemas or ways of responding. According to Piaget, this process is called:

• A) equilibrium
• B) assimilation
• C) epigenesis
• D) accommodation

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Definitions:

Material Power

The ability to influence or control events and resources through the possession of physical assets, such as money, property, and natural resources.

Woman Centered

A focus or perspective that places women and women's experiences at the forefront of consideration, often in the context of social, political, and economic analysis.

Feminist Theory

A theoretical approach analyzing the status of women in society and advocating for gender equality and the dismantling of patriarchy.

Synthesizing Typologies

The process of creating categories or classifications to understand complex social phenomena by grouping them based on shared characteristics or attributes.