Hazel Got a Puppy

question 158

Multiple Choice

Hazel got a puppy. She knows that puppies are animals. Her next-door neighbor has a cat. Hazel's mother tells her that both puppies and cats are animals. As a result, Hazel changes her scheme of animals to include cats. Changing a scheme to incorporate new information is called

• A) assimilation.
• B) reaction range.
• C) augmentation.
• D) accommodation.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective, often noticed in children but can also occur in adults.

Conservation

The act of preserving, protecting, or restoring natural environments and wildlife to prevent depletion or extinction.

Abstract Thought

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present. It is a level of thinking that involves processing ideas beyond concrete reality.

Reversibility

In cognitive development, reversibility refers to the understanding that objects can be changed and then returned back to their original form or condition, a concept introduced by Jean Piaget.