Question

Four-year-old Alex and his mother visited the zoo. While they were there, Alex's mother took him to see the squirrel exhibit. Alex saw many different types of squirrels, but when he saw a flying squirrel glide from one branch to the next he pointed and said, "A bird." Considering Piaget's work, Alex is demonstrating an example of __________.

a. scheme
b. accommodation
c. object permanence
d. assimilation

Answer 1

Answer:(d)-Assimilation

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Piaget's work children categories their knowledge through experience and interaction into a grouping known as schemas.

When new information is gained it can either be assimilated into existing schemas or can be lodged by revising existing schemas or creating a new category for it.

Alex assimilates the information to relate it with previous experience and called gliding Squirrel a bird.