Which One of the Following Best Illustrates Piaget's Concept of Accommodation

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following best illustrates Piaget's concept of accommodation?

• A) After Amanda solves a set of 10 addition problems carelessly and incorrectly, she is given 10 more problems to solve.
• B) Betsy writes down her definition of a mollusk-something she learned word for word from her textbook.
• C) Carol copies what her teacher writes on the blackboard.
• D) Donna revises her understanding of what clouds are like when she studies them in science.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memories

The phase of memory where small amounts of information can be stored for a short period of time.

Serial Position Effect

Tendency of information at the beginning and end of a body of information to be remembered more accurately than information in the middle of the body of information.

Unrelated Items

Objects or elements that have no logical connection or association with one another.

Recall Items

The process of retrieving previously learned information from memory without the aid of, or with very few external cues.