Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
During which of the following is the purpose of the process of adjustment to bring about a state of equilibrium in the life of the individual most specific?
AEmotional changes
BCognitive development ✓ Correct
CSocial changes
DPhysical changes
Correct answer: (B) Cognitive development — The drive towards a state of equilibrium belongs to cognitive development, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The drive towards a state of equilibrium belongs to cognitive development, so that is the answer.
★In cognitive development the mind constantly seeks balance between what it already knows and new experience.
★This balancing, called equilibration, is achieved by fitting new information into existing ideas and adjusting those ideas.
★Emotional changes concern feelings and moods rather than this mental balancing.
★Social changes concern relationships and group life, and physical changes concern the growing body.
★Since equilibrium through adjustment is a mental process, it is most specific to cognitive development.
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