Fox Is 2½ and Has Just Been Introduced to Snow

question 90

Multiple Choice

Fox is 2½ and has just been introduced to snow for the first time. He will now develop a new mental category in which to house the concept of snow. In Piaget's theory this process is called:

• A) accommodation.
• B) organization.
• C) analysis.
• D) assimilation.

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Definitions:

Informative

Refers to communication or data that provides useful or important information or knowledge.

Explanandum

In philosophy of science, the phenomenon or event that needs to be explained or accounted for in an explanation.

Adequate

Adequate describes a condition or quality of being sufficient, acceptable, or satisfactory for a specific requirement or purpose.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is to be explained in a scientific inquiry.