What term/phrase does Piaget use for mental structures which are the building blocks of thinking?

Options

A. Gene
B. Maturation blocks
C. Schemas
D. Zones of development

Answer

C

Explanation

According to Piaget, children are born with a very basic mental structure (genetically inherited) on which all subsequent learning and knowledge is based. Schemas are the basic building block of intelligent behaviour a way of organizing knowledge. Indeed, it is useful to think of schemas as .units. of knowledge, each relating to one aspect of the world, including objects, actions and abstract concept.