Benny Has Just Returned from a Party and Describes the Beautiful

question 39

Short Answer

Benny has just returned from a party and describes the beautiful redhead he saw to his roommate.The next morning,the roommate asks Benny if he is going to call the blonde woman he met last night.Benny subsequently pictures the woman with blonde hair.This illustrates the __________.

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Definitions:

Inner Thought

The private mental processes, reflections, or considerations within an individual.

Lev Vygotsky

A Soviet psychologist best known for his theories on cognitive development, particularly the social development theory which emphasizes the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition.

Assimilation

The cognitive process where new information is integrated into existing cognitive schemas, beliefs, and understandings.

Accommodate

In cognitive psychology, to modify existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, or understandings to incorporate new information.