Question

Piaget believed that the basic building blocks of the way we understand the world are mental structures called _______________, organized patterns of functioning , that adapt and change with mental development.

Answer 1

schemes

Step-by-step explanation:

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''Piaget believed that the basic building blocks of the way we understand the world are mental structures called SCHEMES, organized patterns of functioning , that adapt and change with mental development".

Piaget with full name -- Jean Piaget was a psychologist. Jean Piaget was born on the 9th day of August, in the year 1896 in Switzerland and he died on the 16th day of September, in the year 1980. When Jean Piaget was still alive, he proposed a theory that deals with cognitive development. Piaget believes that there are stages for cognitive development namely; sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete stage and formal stage.