Piaget Referred to the Ability of Individuals to React to New

question 62

Multiple Choice

Piaget referred to the ability of individuals to react to new experiences on the basis of similarities to past experiences as:

• A) conservation.
• B) assimilation.
• C) accommodation.
• D) centration.

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Definitions:

Organizing

The process of arranging or coordinating elements systematically to manage tasks or elements efficiently.

Information Processing

The process through which information is interpreted, stored, and retrieved by the brain or a computer system.

Encoding

The set of mental operations that people perform on sensory information to convert that information into a form that is usable in the brain’s storage systems.

Retrieval

The act of retrieving and making conscious previously stored memory information.