Question

Lauren has just begun to use a sippy cup after sucking out of a bottle for the first year of her life. She becomes frustrated because she tries to suck out of the spout of the cup, but nothing comes out. Her father shows her that she needs to tip the cup to get the liquid to come out. Her initial drinking scheme has come into conflict. What Piagetian concepts fit with Lauren's cognitive experience

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

According to Piagetian concepts, Lauren is in a state of imbalance. This is happening, because she is being presented with a new situation, different from what she was used to, which left her knowledge disorganized and unbalanced. However, she will reorganize this knowledge after experimenting with drinking from different types of cups. At this point, she will be balancing and accommodating her drinking schedule, new information that will bring her into balance again.

These concepts can be found in Piaget's Theory which states that a child's cognitive growth is established by assimilation and accommodation.