A child who knows how to tie shoelaces would probably find it relatively easy to learn how to tie a bow. Piaget would call this thinking process:
Correct answer: D. assimilation
- A. object permanence
- B. operationalization
- C. maturation
- D. assimilation
Explanation
Assimilation occurs when a child applies an existing mental schema to a new but similar situation, such as using the shoelace-tying schema to tie a bow. Accommodation would involve changing an existing schema to handle a substantially different task.
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