Five-Year-Old Mason Is Learning How to Throw a Ball

question 114

Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Mason is learning how to throw a ball.He and his dad have been throwing the ball back and forth all day.At breakfast the next morning,mom hands Mason an apple,which he proceeds to throw across the room.According to Piaget,what process is Mason exhibiting?

• A)Accommodation
• B)Assimilation
• C)Imitation
• D)Adaptation

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Reinforcement Schedule

A reinforcement strategy where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, which typically leads to high and steady response rates.

Principle of "Sameness"

This term refers to the cognitive process of recognizing and treating different stimuli as equivalent or having the same meaning or category.

VI 30 Schedule

A variable interval schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded, on average, every 30 seconds.

Operant Chamber

A laboratory apparatus used in behavioral psychology to study animal behavior by manipulating consequences of their actions.