According to Piaget,assimilation Involves

question 308

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget,assimilation involves

• A) the absorption of nutrients into the body for growth and development.
• B) training children to behave in a socially acceptable manner.
• C) interpreting new experiences in terms of one's current understanding.
• D) altering existing schemas in order to incorporate new information.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Material

Items or media used to evoke responses in subjects during psychological experiments or assessments.

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John Watson

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