When Children Experience Cognitive Conflict in Trying to Understand the World

question 135

Multiple Choice

When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world, they shift from one stage of thought to the next. The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called

• A) equilibration.
• B) assimilation.
• C) organization.
• D) amalgamation.

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Definitions:

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

Sense of Smell

The ability to perceive odors through olfactory sensory neurons in the nose, which play a key role in human interactions and perceiving the environment.

Sense of Taste

The ability to perceive and differentiate flavors in substances, mediated by taste buds on the tongue and other areas of the mouth.

Auditory Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits sound information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.