Piaget refers to the process of combining existing schemas into new and more complex ones as
a. centration.
b. transitivity.
c. guided participation.
d. organization.
Question 2Why do autistic children have difficulty passing the false belief task?
a. They lack the general intelligence.
b. They lack the linguistic skills.
c. They lack a theory of mind.
d. They engage in too many stereotyped movements.
Question 3Which of the following is an example of a symbolic schema?
a. Counting the number of holes on a belt
b. Pointing a finger and saying Bang
c. Sucking on the nipple of a bottle of milk
d. Grasping an adult's finger
Question 4In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence, four-year-olds with Down syndrome, and slightly older children with autism, Baron-Cohen found that
a. only the average intelligence children passed the task.
b. both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task.
c. both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task.
d. all three groups of children passed the task.
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