Five-Year-Old Simone Is Shown Two Evenly Spaced Rows of Five

question 122

Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Simone is shown two evenly spaced rows of five nickels.When asked which row has "more," Simone responds that the rows are the same.Next,one of the rows of nickels is squished close together.When asked which has "more," Simone responds that the row that is still spaced out has more.In this example,Simone has displayed

• A) egocentrism.
• B) object permanence.
• C) conservation.
• D) centration.

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Definitions:

State of Mind

The condition of a person's mental and emotional state at a specific time, influenced by their thoughts, feelings, and environment.

Innocence

The state of being free from guilt, sin, or moral wrong.

Durham Rule

A legal standard used to determine a defendant's criminal responsibility, stating that an accused is not criminally responsible if their unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.

Durham v. United States

A landmark court case that altered the criteria for determining criminal insanity in the United States, focusing on the accused's mental state at the time of the offense.