Describe animism in the context of Piaget’s theory. Provide an example

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Animism is the attribution of qualities of human beings or other living things to inanimate things. An example would be assuming that a tree could feel afraid of an oncoming storm.

Psychology

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Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution, but are often useful in solving a range of problems are

known as a. encoding processes. c. means-ends analysis. b. decoding processes. d. heuristics.

Psychology

Hull and Young (1983) conducted a study examining the effects of providing individuals with negative feedback about their IQ. Their results indicated that:

a. People placed in front of a mirror were less angry than people who were not placed in front of a mirror. b. People placed in front of a mirror were angrier than people who were not placed in front of a mirror. c. People given negative feedback drank more wine than people given positive feedback. d. People given negative feedback drank less wine than people given positive feedback.

Psychology