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A PICTURE IS WORTH $10 MILLION: ADULT OBJECT PERMANENCE AND THE NEGLECTED POWER OF SIGHT. “The vanished object is not yet for [the child] a permanent object which has been moved; it is a mere image which reenters the void as soon as it vanishes.” --Jean Piaget (1954).
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A PICTURE IS WORTH $10 MILLION: ADULT OBJECT PERMANENCE AND THE NEGLECTED POWER OF SIGHT
“The vanished object is not yet for [the child] a permanent object which has been moved; it is a mere image which reenters the void as soon as it vanishes.” --Jean Piaget (1954)
What is the most you would be willing pay (for a taxi?) to avoid driving drunk?
What is the most you would be willing to forego to work in a smoke-free environment?
Lungs should be pink. These are lungs of people exposed to cigarette smoke. Does this affect the amount you would forego?
Median Damage Estimates for Oil Refineries and Coal-Burning Power Plants 25 Coal Oil Coal 20 Oil Coal 15 Coal Estimated Annual Damage in Millions ($) Oil Oil 10 5 0 No Photo Coal Photo Oil Photo Both Photos
Suppose the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from oil drilling would necessitate higher gas prices. How much extra would you be willing to pay per gallon of gasoline for the next year in order to preserve the ANWR? __________
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