Baby Pedro Has Combined His Reaching, Grasping, and Sucking Schemes

question 133

Multiple Choice

Baby Pedro has combined his reaching, grasping, and sucking schemes into one higher-order scheme that allows him to reach for his pacifier and put it into his mouth to suck. In Piaget's theory, this achievement is an example of

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

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Definitions:

Spider

A spider is an arachnid that is characterized by having eight legs, a body divided into two parts, and the ability to spin webs for catching prey.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Irrational Fear

An intense and persistent fear of specific situations, objects, activities, or persons that is excessive and unreasonable, given the reality of the threat.

Phobia

An extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something, often leading to avoidance behaviors.