Little Benjamin Is Taken for a Drive in the Country

question 498

Multiple Choice

Little Benjamin is taken for a drive in the country. He sees his first live horse in a field, points, and calls out, "Horse!" Benjamin has already seen horses on television and even has a stuffed toy horse. In this case, he adds this new experience to his existing concept of horse. Piaget would say that Benjamin is using

• A)assimilation.
• B)accommodation.
• C)conservation.
• D)object permanence.

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