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51. Jeff loves to practice the piano. His parents never need to tell him to practice or offer rewards for him to play. Jeff’s behavior is best considered an example of: a. automaticity b. functional subordination c. intrinsic motivation d. extrinsic motivation 52. According to Piaget, when children encounter something familiar, they ________ it; when they encounter something new, they ___________ it. a. accommodate; animate b. animate; assimilate c. assimilate; accommodate d. symbolize; animate 53. The use of actions, images, words, or other signs to represent past and present events, experiences, and concepts is the definition of: a. symbolic representation b. concrete operations c. egocentrism d. reification 54. Preoperational children are concerned with the here and now and with physical things they can represent easily. This means that their thinking is: a. concrete b. intuitive c. abstract d. formal 55. When 4-year-old Kayla is asked if she has a brother, she says, “Yes.” When she is asked if her brother has a sister, she says, “No.” Kayla’s response is best considered an example of: a. centration b. irreversibility c. egocentricity d. animism 5 What is Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development? a. sensorimotor b. concrete operational c. formal operational d. preoperational 57. Piaget’s preoperational period extends from: a. birth to age 2 b. age 2 to 7 c. age 8 to 12 d. age 13 to 18 58. Which of the following children would most likely exhibit the logic that characterizes Piaget’s preoperational period? a. Amy, who is 18 months old b. Lindsay, who is 4 years old c. Jane, who is 8 years old d. Martha, who is 14 years old 59. Which of Piaget’s developmental periods is divided into the preconceptual stage and the intuitive stage? a. sensorimotor period b. concrete operational period c. formal operational period d. preoperational period 60. Kayla hugged her doll because she said that her doll was “crying.” Her belief that her doll is alive illustrates the concept of: a. animism b. egocentrism c. artificialism d. centration