According to Piaget, when our internal thoughts are consistent with the evidence we are receiving ...

According to Piaget, when our internal thoughts are consistent with the evidence we are receiving from the world, we are experiencing
 
  a. plasticity.
  b. equilibration.
  c. cognitive dissonance.
  d. fixation.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT necessary for attaining a theory of mind?
 
  a. Some language skills
  b. Symbolic thinking skills
  c. Experience interacting with other people
  d. Being human

Question 3

Peggy finds that yelling at her dog is an effective way to get the dog to learn to behave. Peggy has recently taken a job as a substitute Spanish teacher at a local middle school. During her first week of class, Peggy becomes aware that yelling at her students is not an effective way to get them to learn to behave. Piaget would say that Peggy's situation would likely lead her to experience cognitive
 
  a. inclusion.
  b. conditioning.
  c. realism.
  d. disequilibrium.

Question 4

Pedro has just come to realize that while his dad, Carlos, believes that the Mets are the best professional baseball team, his uncle Alex believes just as strongly that the Yankees are the best team. The realization that two people can have different beliefs indicates that Pedro possesses
 
  a. belief-psychology.
  b. preconventional morality.
  c. power assertion.
  d. a morality of justice.

Question 5

Mabel always thought of herself as being incapable when it came to fixing things. She easily developed the habit of asking her husband, Abel, to do even the simplest fix-it tasks, such as changing a light bulb. Then one day Mabel got a flat tire on a country road. She managed to struggle through the process of changing the tire all on her own. From then on, she felt much more capable, and started to fix more things around the house. This best illustrates
 
  a. accommodation.
  b. assimilation.
  c. disequilibrium.
  d. fixation.