AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed
A
Conservation
B
Egocentric
C
Assimilation
D
Accommodation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Conservation refers to the idea that a quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance.

Detailed explanation-2: -conservation law, also called law of conservation, in physics, a principle that states that a certain physical property (i.e., a measurable quantity) does not change in the course of time within an isolated physical system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Conservation, in child development, is a logical thinking ability first studied by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. In short, being able to conserve means knowing that a quantity doesn’t change if it’s been altered (by being stretched, cut, elongated, spread out, shrunk, poured, etc).

Detailed explanation-4: -Enculturation is the process where the culture that is currently established teaches an individual the accepted norms and values of the culture or society where the individual lives.

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