Jessica is now trying to solve a different mathematical problem. The problem looks familiar to a previous problem and she therefore approaches the problem using the method that worked previously. Unfortunately, while the problem appears similar this approach does not work. This is an example of;

Even in early childhood, most children understand that death is ____; however, for most children it is not until middle childhood that they realize that death is ____

a. discussable; avoidable b. avoidable; discussable c. inevitable; permanent d. permanent; inevitable

In Piaget's theory, assimilation involves ________.

A. using current schemes to interpret the external world B. rearranging new schemes with old ones to create an interconnected system C. learning patterns of behavior taught by parents or other caregivers D. creating more effective schemes while moving between equilibrium and disequilibrium