Marcus Is a Toddler and Has a Pet Cat at Home.One

question 223

Multiple Choice

Marcus is a toddler and has a pet cat at home.One day on TV,he sees a lion and says "kitty." His mother says "yes,a lion is a big kitty." Given his mother's response,how will Marcus process "lion?"

• A) Develop a sense of object permanence.
• B) Accommodate the new information by changing his schemata.
• C) Assimilate the new information into his existing schemata.
• D) Eliminate his schemata for "kitty."

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Definitions:

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which assumptions about variable and fixed cost behavior are valid.

Cost

A sacrifice made to obtain some benefit.

Activity

In accounting and finance, it typically refers to the level of business operations or transactions in a given period.

Relevant Activity Base

A factor that causes changes in the behavior of costs, used to allocate fixed costs to cost objects effectively.